Karnal, May 9 -- Haryana cabinet minister Krishan Lal Panwar, 68, sustained injuries on Friday afternoon when his official Toyota Innova SUV crashed into the rear of an escort vehicle in his convoy near the Panipat toll plaza.

The accident occurred near the Eldeco Estate One as Panwar was travelling towards Panipat, following an election campaign stint in Ambala and later in Sonepat, where the municipal corporation elections are to be held on May 10.

Dalbir Kumar, SHO of the Sector 13/17 police station under whose jurisdiction the accident took place, said a vehicle suddenly applied brakes in front of the minister's convoy, causing all following vehicles to brake in an emergency.

The impact significantly damaged the minister's vehicle ...