Union Rural development minister Gopinath Munde, 64, died on Tuesday morning following a road accident in Delhi. Here are twelve facts about his accident and death:
Union Rural development minister Gopinath Munde passes away
1. The Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde was on his way to IGI airport when the accident took place at 6.30am near Moti Bagh, a stone's throw away from BJP veteran L.K. Advani's home.
2. Munde, who was sitting in the rear seat of the SX4 in which he was travelling, was thrown to the other side due to the impact of the collision.
3. He suffered a minor injury near his nose. He was conscious and even asked his Personal Security Officer (PSO) for water and then asked to be taken to the hospital.
4. By the time they reached Safdarjung hospital, Munde had collapsed inside the car. Munde was immediately shifted to the AIIMS trauma centre where he was admitted and found without a pulse, blood pressure or cardiac activity.
5. Doctors tried to revive him for 50 minutes. Munde was declared dead at 7.20 am.
6. The driver of the Indica which rammed Munde's car has been arrested. He was travelling alone at the time of the accident.
7. Munde was going to Beed in Maharashtra to attend a victory rally.
8. He was the brother-in-law of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan
9. Leaders from all political parties have expressed their grief at Munde's demise. Munde's family members reached Delhi via a chartered flight.
10. Following the post-mortem, Munde's body will be kept at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
11. His body will be taken to Latur, where he will be given a state funeral on Wednesday.
12. Munde was a five-term MLA from Maharashtra. He was deputy chief minister in Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999 and elected twice to India's lower house of Parliament, in 2009 and 2014. He had served as deputy leader of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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