Noted actress Shabana Azmi was injured in an accident this afternoon on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Raigad district of Maharashtra.

District Superintendent of Police Anil Paraskar said that the incident took place around 3.30 pm near Khalapur, over 60 kilometres from Mumbai when the car she was travelling in rammed into a truck.

The official stated that the actress was rushed to MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai and was undergoing treatment. Mr. Paraskar said that as per preliminary information, her husband and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar was also travelling in the car. However, it is not immediately clear whether Akhtar was also injured. Further details are awaited.

In the meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the news of injury to film actress Shabana Azmi in an accident is distressing. He said, he prays for her quick recovery.