PICS: Union Ayush Minister Shripad Naik Accident Images from Karnataka

Panaji: Union AYUSH Minister (MoS) Shripad Naik and his wife Vijaya met with a road accident near Karnataka’s Ankola district while travelling from Yellapur to Gokarna in Karnataka on Monday.

While the minister has survived the accident and is currently in the hospital for the injuries he sustained, his wife succumbed to her injuries, report sources.

Naik’s personal secretary Deepak Ramdada Gome has also succumbed to the accident. Sources report that Naik has been shifted to Goa for further treatment and that PM Modi has spoken to Goa CM Pramod Sawant to ensure Naik’s treatment is done properly.

Dramatic visuals from the accident site shows the white official Toyota car the minister was travelling in in a mangled state among bushes and trees. The car was badly damaged, photos show.