Overview

• The crash happened around 1:30 am on June 7 on National Highway-22 near Goraul toll plaza when Yadav’s convoy halted for a tea break during the return from Madhepura to Patna.
• Tejashwi Yadav was unhurt, standing about five feet from the impact as a speeding truck lost control and struck two escort vehicles.
• Three personnel—two convoy security guards and one district constable—sustained injuries, were treated at Sadar Hospital and Patna Medical College, and are now in stable condition.
• Local police detained the truck driver and his helper at the toll plaza, seized the vehicle and have launched a formal probe into the cause of the collision.
• RJD leaders have called for an immediate security review after Yadav’s sister, Rohini Acharya, suggested the crash might have been a deliberate attempt to harm him.