Smriti Irani escapes unhurt after convoy meets with accident

AGRA: An FIR filed on the pile-up at Yamuna expressway late Saturday night states that a car in Union HRD minister Smriti Irani 's cavalcade had hit a motorcycle, killing the rider and injuring two children travelling with him.While the victim, Agra-based doctor Ramesh Nagar, died on the spot, his daughter and nephew had to wait seven hours before getting proper medical attention, the family has alleged.In a series of tweets soon after the accident, Irani said, "For all enquiring re (garding) my accident - I'm fine. Thank you for the concern and wishes.""There was a pile-up of vehicles due to an accident on the expressway. Unfortunately, the police vehicle before mine and my car also crashed...Tried to help the injured who were lying on the road for quite some time and ensured they reach a hospital. Pray for their safety," she tweeted.But the victim's son, Abhishek Nagar, who lodged the FIR, contradicted her.Irani ignored the victims and moved away. It was later that police took the children to hospital," Abhishek Nagar, the victim's son, has alleged in the FIR.HRD minister Smriti Irani was returning from Vrindavan after attending a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha convention. The driver of the car fled, according to the FIR filed at Mannt police station in Mathura."A speeding car with registration number (DL 3C BA 5315), which was part of the cavalcade of HRD minister Smriti Irani, hit a motorbike from behind on which Dr Ramesh Nagar and two children were going for a wedding party," the FIR stated.Nagar's nephew, eight-year-old Pankaj, was allegedly not given first aid at Mathura district hospital. Pankaj continued to writhe in pain for almost seven hours before he was shifted to Agra 's SN medical college, where doctors plastered his fractured arm and conducted a CT scan on him. He is still unconscious."At around 4am on Sunday morning, we took the children in ambulance to Agra's SN Medical College, where doctors conducted a CT scan, plastered the fractured hand and bandaged injuries of Sandhali," a relative said. Mathura district hospital chief medical superintendent Dr Kamta Prasad Garg denied the charges. "We gave the minors antibiotic tablets, painkillers and also put on drips." He, however, added, "I contacted the orthopedic and surgeon, but they did not come at night."According to Sanjay Kumar, deputy superintendent of police and circle officer of Mannt, the unknown driver of the Delhi car has been booked under IPC's section 279, 304 A, 337, 338 and 427.