Watch: Samajwadi Party Leader's Miraculous Escape as Truck Drags Car for 500m

Samajwadi Party Manipuri district president Devendra Singh had a miraculous escape on Sunday, 7 August, with minor injuries after his car was dragged for almost 500 metres after colliding with a truck.

In the video that has gone viral on social media, Singh's car can be seen being dragged for a while by the truck near his house in Manipuri's Sadar Kotwali area. The locals then rushed to rescue Singh, who was reportedly alone in his car.

In UP's Mainpuri, Samajwadi Party district president Devendra Singh Yadav's car met with a freak accident. A truck dragged the car on a busy street before it came to a halt. Yadav miraculously escaped with no major injuries. pic.twitter.com/KWytYA9cOK

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Speaking to news agency ANI, the Manipuri police said that the truck driver was from Etawah and has been arrested following a complaint registered by Singh after the accident.

"Samajwadi Party leader's car was hit by the truck after which it was dragged for more than 500 metres. The truck driver from Etawah has been arrested. The investigation is underway," said Kamlesh Dikshit, Superintendent of Police, Mainpuri as quoted by news agency ANI.

(With inputs from ANI.)