Shabana Azmi Critically Injured After Her Car Crashed Into A Truck On Mumbai-Pune Expressway

Veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi was injured in a road accident involving her car near Khalapur on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, the police said on Saturday.

As per preliminary information, her car crashed into a truck on the highway towards Pune at around 4:15 p.m.

Raigad Police: Actor Shabana Azmi&her driver got injured in accident near Kahalpur on Mumbai-Pune Expressway. Javed Akhtar was also present in the car, but he is safe. Their vehicle was hit by a truck while they were travelling from Pune to Mumbai. Injured shifted to MGM Hospital https://t.co/bezuNWvUTa pic.twitter.com/8YWtZoEUSF

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The injured actress was brought out of the car and admitted to a hospital in Navi Mumbai. It is not immediately clear whether Akhtar was also injured, but another unidentified woman is reported to be seriously hurt.

Azmi¡¯s husband and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who was traveling behind her in a separate car - an Audi - was safe as his car wasn't involved in the crash, the police said.

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¡°The Safari was being driven by Azmi¡¯s driver followed by the Audi. The driver tried to overtake and ended up crashing into the moving truck from the rear,¡± said Vishwajeet Kainjade, an inspector at Khalapur police station.

Reports claim that Highway police patrol teams were rushed to investigate the accident site.