On Saturday, the veteran actress
Shabana Azmi met with an accident at Kumbhivali village ahead of the Khalapur toll plaza on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway around 3:30 pm. She has suffered from head and spinal injuries however the doctors stated that her injuries are not critical. Now, as per the latest update an FIR has been registered against actor Shabana's
driver
Amlesh Yogendra Kamat for rash driving.
According to ANI, the complaint has been filed by the
truck
driver
Rajesh Pandurang Shinde
whose vehicle was hit from behind by the Azmi’s car. The FIR copy stated, "Due to rash driving by the car’s driver, the car hit the moving truck on Pune-Mumbai Expressway which resulted in the accident". The actress was travelling in a Tata Safari Storme when the vehicle hit the rear-end of a truck, leading to the mishap on the Pune-bound carriageway. Her husband
Javed Akhtar was said to be in another car Audi which was behind her on the highway.
“The Safari was being driven by Azmi’s driver, followed by the Audi. The driver tried to overtake another vehicle and crashed into the moving truck from the rear,” said inspector Vishwajeet Kaingade, Khalapur police station.
Meanwhile, late on Saturday evening the Executive Director and CEO of Ambani hospital Dr Santosh Shetty remarked that Shabana Azmi is stable and under observation.