Meghalaya CM has a narrow escape as taxi hits his car

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had a narrow escape when his official car was hit by a tourist taxi on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place at around 1.30 pm when the chief minister's official vehicle was on its way to the helipad at Upper Shillong with Sangma in the passenger's seat, East Khasi Hills district superintendent of police M Kharkrang said.

The chief minister had just came out from the golden jubilee celebration of Shillong Polytechnic and was to leave for Delhi via Guwahati to attend a meeting scheduled for Friday.

The taxi, which was heading to West Khasi Hills, hit the chief minister's car from the left after front pilot escort went ahead. None was hurt, but the chief minister's car was damaged.

The driver of the tourist taxi has been detained and a case lodged against him, the SP said adding investigation into the accident has been launched.