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Govinda’s children, wife hurt in accident

Jaipur, August 15
Bollywood star and Congress MP Govinda’s wife and two children were injured and his friend Rishab Jha was killed when the Qualis van in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck today, the police said. They were going to Ajmer.

The accident happened on the Jaipur-Ajmer road near Bagru when the driver of the Qualis rammed it into the truck while trying to save some children, it said.

The actor’s wife, Sunita, received head injuries and their daughter, Namarata, had a broken tooth while son Yash escaped with minor bruises. Govinda was not in the vehicle.

All the injured, including the van driver Abdul, alias Albert, who slipped into coma, were admitted to the SMS Hospital here. The driver of the truck has been arrested.

Mumbai: All three family members of Govinda were admitted to Leelavati Hospital in suburban Bandra here tonight. Sunita, her daughter and son were admitted to the ICU for further treatment, according to a spokesperson of the hospital. — PTI