Hema Malini injured in road accident in Rajasthan

Actress and BJP MP Hema Malini was tonight injured in a road accident involving her Mercedes car and a Maruti Alto car in which one child occupant of the other vehicle was killed, officials said.

The 66-year-old actress received a stitch on her head and is reported to be fine, according to her close aide.

Hema Malini was rushed to Fortis hospital here from the accident spot in Dausa, 60 km from here, and is undergoing medical scans.

TV footage showed the actress bleeding on the forehead area above the right eye.

There were five occupants in the Alto car--2 women, 2 children and a man, a Dausa district official said

Dausa Collector Swaroop Panwar said a girl child in the Alto car died in the accident near Dausa Highway at 8.50 PM while two of the remaining survivors were seriously injured. Two of the four injured were admitted to SMS hospital in Jaipur while two are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dausa, he said.

Hema Malini, the BJP MP from Mathura, was proceeding to Jaipur from Mathura in her Mercedes Benz while the other vehicle was proceding to Lalsoth from Jaipur. Further details were awaited.