Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday evening was seen rushing to help an injured biker who met with an accident of the busy Ghodbunder Road in Thane district.

His office said that Shinde stopped his convoy and rushed to help the injured biker, he then asked officials to quickly shift him to the hospital.

According to an official statement, on Wednesday evening, after attending the welcome ceremony and puja rituals of Lord Ganesh at a sarvajanik mandal in Kisan Nagar and visiting several homes for Ganpati darshan, Shinde’s convoy was passing through when he noticed a young man being injured in an accident.