Congress' Bhandara-Gondiya Member of Parliament (MP) Prashant Padole narrowly avoided serious harm after the sport utility vehicle (SUV) he was travelling in collided with a compressed natural gas (CNG)-laden truck in Maharashtra's Nagpur during the early hours of Monday, according to a police official, reported the PTI.

The incident reportedly occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. near Haldiram’s factory along Bhandara Road, within the jurisdiction of Wadoda police station.