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My son was not driving jeep: Minister

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Industries Minister Jayant Mallaiya here on Monday denied reports that the jeep that killed a person and injured another on Sunday on Indore-Bhopal road was being driven by his son, Siddharth.

The head-on collision took place as traffic was moving on a single-lane on the four-lane road due to some repair work and suddenly two youths coming on a motorcycle dashed against the jeep near Khajuri Sadak area while coming from Indore to Bhopal, Mr. Mallaiya told reporters.

He said that the jeep was driven by a driver identified as Sudama and not his son. Besides, he also denied reports that the jeep was moving at a high-speed at the time of accident and added that if that was the case then Siddharth’s family members including his wife, four-year-old daughter and one-and-a-half-year old son could have suffered injuries.

Since they were not injured in the mishap, it proves that the vehicle was not moving at a high-speed, he said.

He also said that the driver is a private driver and not the government employed one. However, he said that the jeep’s owner is his son only.

The Minister also said that soon he would pay a visit to the hospital to meet the injured youth and added that he will provide all help to the deceased person’s family. PTI

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