A truck hit a car in which Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane and his family members were travelling on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, police said on Tuesday.
No one was injured in the accident which took place on Monday evening at Urse toll plaza on the expressway, they said.
Mr Rane, the MLA from Kankavli in Sindhudurg district, and his family members were on the way to Mumbai to offer prayers at the famous Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal.
When their car stopped in lane no. 3 at the toll plaza around 6.30 pm, a truck hit their vehicle from behind. The car's rear portion was damaged, an official from Shirgaon police station said.
No one was injured, he said.
"We have booked the truck driver under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code," the official said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
BJP MLA Nitesh Rane's Provocative Speech Against Muslims Sparks Row In Disha Salian's Death Case, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane's Appeal To Mumbai Top Cop Mumbai Cops Summon BJP's Nitesh Rane In Sushant Singh Rajput's Ex Manager Disha Salian Death Case Election Results 2024 LIVE: With Thumping Win, Maharashtra Decides Real NCP, Sena Election Results: Rahul Says Will Analyse Maharashtra Results In Detail Jharkhand Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: INDIA Bloc Wins 30 Seats Devendra Fadnavis Is PM Modi's Favourite, Says Mother Sarita Fadnavis Jammu And Kashmir Police Hiring For 669 Posts, Registration Begins On Dec 3 "America Going Bankrupt Super Fast": Elon Musk Offers Solution Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.