The State Minister for higher education and cooperatives, Dhan Singh Rawat, and two MLAs had a miraculous escape on Saturday when a boulder fell on the vehicle they were travelling. The Kedarnath MLA, Manoj Rawat and the Rudraprayag MLA, Bharat Singh Chaudhary were in the vehicle of the minister when the accident occurred. All three including the driver of the vehicle remained unhurt. The minister was on an official visit of Rudraprayag district.
The accident occurred near Banswada when the fleet of the minster was on way to Guptkashi where he was to attend a programme in Guptkashi Vidhyapeeth. Taking to The Pioneer, Kedarnath MLA, Manoj Rawat said that the vehicle of the minister was damaged by the boulder which fell on it. He said that all of them including the minister are safe.
When contacted by the Pioneer, Chief Development Officer (CDO) of Rudraprayag, SS Chauhan said that the earthwork for broadening of the national highway going on.
He, however, added that when the incident happened the work was not in progress. He said that the incident happened around 2 pm. Chauhan said that a boulder fell on the bonnet of the vehicle of the minister but luckily no one was injured.
