Darjeeling: At-least Six people were injured when President Pranab Mukherjee’s convoy vehicle slipped off the road and went down a cliff. The accident took place near Sonada which is 30 kms from Darjeeling while the President was on his way to Bagdogra to board a flight to Delhi.
The convoy also had West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was also travelling along with the President to Delhi to attend the Inter state council meeting tomorrow.
According to the officials the third Vehicle in the Presidential convoy slipped off the road and fell down. Both Mukherjee and Banerjee are safe, officials said, adding that AP Singh, Chief Security Liaison officer of the President, suffered injury in the incident.
Heavy rains and thick fog had led the President to take a road trip on his return leg as Indian Air Force helicopters could not operate.
