‘Tarzan’ actor Birje, wife & kid injured in eway accident

Pune: Bollywood actor of “Adventures of Tarzan” (1985) fame Hemant Birje, his wife and daughter suffered minor injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed a divider on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway near Urse, about 30km from the city, on Tuesday night.Shirgaon Chowkey inspector

Satyawan Mane

said, “The injuries of the actor, his wife and daughter are minor. They were taken to a private hospital near Talegaon Dabhade.”Mane said, “We have recorded the actor’s statement. He was driving the car and claimed to have lost control of the wheel as he dozed off.”Mane said the accident happened around 8pm near the Urse toll plaza, when the Birje family was coming to Pune from Mumbai. “After Birje lost control, the car hit the divider on the expressway,” Mane said.He said the family was immediately taken to a hospital near Talegaon Dabhade.