Mumbai: Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi met a fatal accident on the Mumbai Pune Highway on Saturday afternoon.
Officials said that the accident occurred around 3:30 pm in Maharashtra's Raigad district.
According to preliminary reports, her SUV crashed into a speeding truck that was heading towards Pune near Khalapur toll plaza which is over 60 km from Mumbai.
Raigad Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar said that the 69-year-old Azmi was rushed to MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai. She has been undergoing treatment now.
Her husband and famous lyricist Javed Akhtar was also present inside the same car. Both were heading to Mumbai from Pune. Shabana was found critically injured in the accident. However, Akhtar escaped any injury and is found safe.
According to Khalapur police, Shabana sustained minor injuries on her face including neck and chin and near the eye, as she was sitting next to the driver.
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The Raigad Police have issued an official statement which read: "Shabana Azmi and her driver was injured in an accident near Khalapur on Pune-Mumbai Expressway. While they were driving from Pune to Mumbai their vehicle hit by a truck on the expressway."
"Javed Akhtar was also present in the car who is safe. Both the injured have been shifted to MGM Hospital," police said.
The actor and her family celebrated her husband's 75th birthday on Friday. The celebration was attended by the who's who of Bollywood and business world.
