Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed his concern over actor Shabana Azmi's accident at Mumbai-Pune expressway and wished her a speedy recovery.
PM Modi said in a tweet that the news of Shabana Azmi's injury was "distressing."
"The news of @AzmiShabana Ji's injury in an accident is distressing. I pray for her quick recovery," he said.
Ms Azmi's collided with a truck near Khalapur area at Mumbai-Pune expressway.
She was immediately rushed to MGM Hospital and later shifted to multi-speciality Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai.
According to doctors, she has suffered head-injury and there was slight damage to backbone.
Her husband lyricist Javed Akhtar, who was travelling with her, escaped with a minor injury.
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