Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], January 14 (ANI): Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Tuesday morning met with an accident after her car hit a tree in Belagavi district of the state, Mrunal Hebbalkar, son of the minister said on Tuesday. She and Congress MLC Channaraj Hattiholi Basavaraj escaped a major accident while sustaining minor injuries.

This happened after the driver lost control of the vehicle, trying to avoid a dog on the road, and hit a tree. The accident occurred around 6:00 in the morning at Ambadgatti village near Kittur Taluk. Minister Hebbalkar sustained minor injuries on her back and face while Basavaraj took a minor hit to the head.

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She is being treated at a private hospital in Belagavi. The minister and the MLC were coming after attending the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting last night. They were travelling to Bengaluru by road. (ANI)

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