Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Two MLAs Among Six Injured in Delhi Divider Crash
A car was travelling from Laxmi Nagar toward ITO in Delhi on Sunday night.
Around 9:30 p.m., it hit a road divider near the PWD office.
The car crossed the railing and went onto the other side of the road.
It then crashed into an SUV coming from the opposite direction.
The SUV carried two lawmakers, Anil Jha and Abhay Patil.
The other car carried a man, his wife and their two children.
Six people were hurt, but their injuries were minor.
Everyone was taken to hospital and was reported to be stable.
Police are investigating exactly how the crash happened.
A Swift hatchback travelling from Laxmi Nagar toward ITO hit a divider near the PWD office.
The car crossed the railing and entered the opposite carriageway before colliding head-on with an SUV.
AAP MLA Anil Jha and Karnataka BJP MLA Abhay Patil were travelling in the SUV and sustained minor injuries.
The hatchback was carrying 32-year-old Ashutosh Pandey, his wife and their two minor children.
All six injured people were taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and reported to be stable.
- Who
- Six people were injured, including Aam Aadmi Party MLA Anil Jha and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Abhay Patil; the other vehicle carried Ashutosh Pandey, his wife and two minor children.
- What
- A Swift hatchback hit a divider, crossed a railing and collided with an SUV, identified in reports as an Innova.
- When
- Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night.
- Where
- Near the PWD office and old Police Headquarters on Vikas Marg, near ITO in central Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the hatchback hit the divider and crossed into the opposite carriageway; the precise circumstances remain under investigation.
- Injured
- Six people, including two MLAs
- MLAs
- Anil Jha of Delhi and Abhay Patil of Karnataka
- Time
- Around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday
- Location
- Near the PWD office and old Police Headquarters on Vikas Marg near ITO, central Delhi
- Vehicles
- A Swift hatchback and an SUV, identified in reports as an Innova
- Hatchback occupants
- Ashutosh Pandey, 32, his wife and two minor children
- Medical condition
- All injured people sustained minor injuries and were reported stable
- Hospital
- Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, also called Lok Nayak Hospital or LNJP Hospital
Sources
Speeding car crashes through divider, rams into SUV in Delhi, 2 MLAs among 6 injured
2 MLAs among 6 injured after car rams into SUV in Delhi
BJP’s Abhay Patil, AAP’s Anil Jha among injured after SUV carrying two MLAs crashes in Delhi’s ITO
