KODERMA: One person was killed and at least seven injured when an SUV, part of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav convoy which was going to Patna from Ranchi, met an accident in Koderma valley, 170km from Ranchi, on Tuesday evening. "One person has succumbed to his injuries. A total of seven persons have been brought to the hospital in an injured condition One body is trapped inside the injured vehicle," SDPO Koderma Shravan Kumar said.

Lalu and other leaders are totally safe, police said. The vehicle in which Lalu was traveling was around 10km ahead of the vehicle which met an accident. All the vehicles were being driven at high speed and the accident-met vehicle was way behind and thus Lalu and vehicles moving close to him could not get the news instantly and moved into Bihar without stopping.

Police sources said that the SUV wearing a Bihar number was from Seethalpur area of Siwan district of Bihar and was part of Lalu's convoy. "One injured person who was in a lightly injured and in a condition to speak told us that the vehicle was part of Lalu's convoy," said a police source.

Koderma valley is extremely accident-prone and accidents are a regular feature in this part of the state. "The vehicle fell into a 20-feet gorge. A rescue team was sent to the spot who rescued the injured persons. The reasons behind the accidents are not clear yet," said SDPO Kumar.

