A chain collision involving four or five cars and an ambulance disrupted Rahul Gandhi’s convoy on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district on Monday. Preliminary reports attributed the accident to sudden braking. Rahul Gandhi was travelling in a separate vehicle farther ahead and was unharmed.
BY PC Bureau
October 26: Several people, including Congress workers, party office-bearers and security personnel, were injured on Monday when vehicles at the rear of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred near the 89.5–91 km stretch in the Haliyapur area of Sultanpur district, around 100 km from Lucknow. Initial reports said four or five cars and an ambulance travelling at the rear of the convoy were involved in the collision.
According to preliminary accounts, sudden braking triggered a chain collision among the vehicles. Several cars sustained damage, including to their front sections.
Rahul Gandhi was travelling in a separate vehicle farther ahead in the convoy and was not involved in the crash. He remained safe and continued towards Sultanpur after the incident.
Police described the collision as minor, with no reports of serious injuries in the initial accounts. The exact number of injured people and their medical condition were yet to be confirmed.
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Rahul Gandhi’s convoy met with an accident while going to Sultanpur to attend a defamation case
RaGa is safe. He needs be more careful now, more than ever 🙏 https://t.co/JZQVrvY5Jm
— Ankit Mayank (@mr_mayank) October 26, 2026
Rahul Gandhi was travelling from Lucknow to Sultanpur to appear before a special MP-MLA court in connection with a 2018 criminal defamation case involving alleged remarks about Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the Karnataka Assembly election campaign. The complaint was filed by BJP leader Vijay Mishra.
Earlier in the day, Gandhi arrived at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, where Congress workers and party leaders gathered to welcome him before he continued his journey by road.
Police were investigating the circumstances of the collision as security arrangements remained in place for Gandhi’s court appearance. Further details about the cause of the accident and the condition of those injured were awaited.
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