'Instead of blaming me, Hema should've taken my daughter to hospital': Accident victim's father

The father of the girl who was killed in the road accident involving Hema Malini on Wednesday said that instead of blaming him, had the thespian taken his daughter for treatment, she could have been saved.

"My fault? There is no other way to go on that road. She is a big name but must at least think before speaking. Instead of blaming me, had my little girl been taken to hospital with Hema Malini, she could have been saved," Hanuman Mahajan, the father, told ANI.

Mahajan was reacting to the 66-year-old actor-turned-politician's tweets, where she claimed that

He was not following traffic rules on the night of the fateful mishap.

"How I wish the girl's father had followed the traffic rules - thn this accident could have been averted & the lil one's life safe!" she posted.

The mishap occurred on July 2, when the actress' Mercedes collided with an Alto car, killing the child, with four others severely injured.