Overview
- Padole’s convoy vehicle, which was headed to Nagpur airport Monday around 5:30 a.m. near Haldiram’s factory on Bhandara Road, suffered heavy front-end damage in the collision.
- Padole was not injured, while his driver Rahul Girhepunje, personal assistant Devendra Shahare, and gunman Akash Khadse sustained minor injuries, according to police.
- Padole said a truck rammed his car, while police reported his Toyota Fortuner hit a CNG-laden truck from behind as it shifted toward the left lane.
- Police apprehended truck driver Vikram Bahadur Singh in Yavatmal and charged him with rash and negligent driving under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act.
- The MP posted photos and video of the wrecked SUV and questioned why the airbags did not deploy, with police continuing to investigate both the crash dynamics and the airbag concern.