One person was killed and three were injured in a road accident that involved a convoy of Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel here on Tuesday.

A motorcycle rider was killed and his two sons were injured after colliding with a car carrying Union minister and BJP candidate Prahlad Patel.

The minister was travelling from Chhindwara to Narsinghpur when the accident occurred. As per officials, one more person was injured in the accident.

“One person died, three people were injured in the accident that occurred near Singhodi bypass. The injured have been referred to Nagpur Medical College,” SDM Chhindwara Sudhir Jain said.

The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Niranjan Chandravanshi who was on his bike with his two sons Sanskar and Nikhil, Jain added.

Further details are awaited.