(MENAFN- Live Mint) Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Baby Rani Maurya narrowly avoided injury when a truck lost control and collided with her car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Friday night, officials said.

The state minister for women's welfare and child development was returning to Lucknow after attending events in Hathras when the incident occurred near the 56th kilometre mark in Firozabad, according to Sirsaganj SDM Anivesh Kumar.

At around 8:40 pm, the truck reportedly suffered a tyre blowout, causing it to skid uncontrollably into the minister's vehicle. Though her driver managed to regain control, the car sustained heavy damage.

The police arrived at the scene immediately after the incident and seized the truck involved in the accident. Meanwhile, Baby Rani Maurya was sent to Lucknow in another vehicle.

Taking to X, Baby Rani Maurya reassured her followers:“I am safe by the infinite grace of Parampita Parameshwar and all of you, my dear well-wishers.”

Traffic on the expressway was temporarily limited to a single carriageway as authorities managed the situation.

Later, the minister instructed the authorities to take strict measures to ensure safety on the expressway and prevent accidents. She highlighted the need for proactive monitoring and prompt response mechanisms. Authorities are expected to review expressway safety protocol in light of the incident.

Meanwhile, three people were killed on Wednesday afternoon under the Ramnagar police station area of Varanasi in a bike-truck collision near Tengra mod, officials said.

According to Additional Commissioner of Police, Atul Anjan, the officials immediately inspected the incident spot and the bodies of the deceased were sent to the mortuary.

"Around 12:30 PM today, a tragic incident was reported from Tengra Mod under Ramnagar Police Station, in which three people lost their lives. It was a motorcycle accident involving a truck. I, along with officials from the local police station, immediately inspected the accident site. The bodies were sent to the mortuary for further legal procedures," Atul Anjan told ANI.

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