Patna, June 7 (UNI) Senior RJD leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav had a miraculous escape on Friday midnight when a speeding truck hit a vehicle of his carcade, injuring three policemen at Gardania Chowk under Goraul police station area in Vaishali district of Bihar.

Police said on Saturday that Tejashwi was returning from Madhepura late last night and stopped at Gardania Chowk for tea. While Tejashwi sipped tea at roadside restaurant, a speeding truck hit a vehicle of his carcade, causing injuries to three personal security guards, police added.

"The security guards were admitted to a local government hospital for treatment", police said, adding that local police escort caught the truck driver after a chase. Lawful action would be taken against him for careless driving," police stated.

Tejashwi said he was only some feet away from the accident spot. He refused to divulge much about the accident.

Rohini Acharya, the elder sister of Tejashwi, demanded a thorough probe into the incident as it could be conspiracy to hurt her brother. "He was hardly five feet away from the spot", she pointed out.

JD(U) MLC and party chief spokesman Neeraj Kumar refuted the opposition charge of a poor law and order situation in the state. "The very fact that Tejashwi was sipping tea at a roadside dhaba is a reflection of a better law and order situation in Bihar," he pointed out.

"Besides, the police caught the accused truck driver swiftly. It shows police personnel were alert and discharged their duties properly", Kumar pointed out.

"All the injured security guards were treated in a government hospital where doctors and para medical staff were present", said the JD(U) leader and questioned Tejashwi's claim on poor health facilities in Bihar.

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