Ex-Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat escapes unhurt after car meets with accident in Meerut

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Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat. File | Photo: Screengrab via X/@PTI_News

Senior Congress person and erstwhile Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) had a constrictive flight aft his car met with an mishap successful Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, officials said.

Superintendent of Police (Traffic), Raghavendra Mishra, told PTI that the mishap occurred betwixt 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. connected NH-58 adjacent Kharoli, erstwhile Mr. Rawat’s convoy was travelling from Delhi to Dehradun.

A antheral abruptly came successful beforehand of a constabulary escort vehicle, forcing it to use the brake, owed to which the vehicles pursuing it rammed into each other, including the Chief Minister’s car, the SP said.

Police accompanying the Congress person removed Mr. Rawat from the damaged conveyance and placed him successful different car, aft which the convoy proceeded towards Dehradun, the serviceman said.

The erstwhile Chief Minister escaped unhurt, portion a caput constable travelling successful the escort conveyance suffered insignificant injuries, Mr. Mishra said.

Local Congress person Chaudhary Yashpal Singh besides said that Mr. Rawat was harmless and the punctual enactment by constabulary prevented a large mishap.

Published - October 19, 2025 06:56 americium IST

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