Patna, (Bihar Times): The deputy chief minister of Bihar, Sushil Kumar Modi, sustained injuries when the driver of the Jetlite bus in which he was travelling applied sudden brake. Modi lost his balance and was hit on his head by the vertical handrail inside the bus.

The incident took place at Delhi airport runway. It is said that the driver suddenly applied brake on seeing Deccan Air plane approaching the bus. According to Ravi Shankar Prasad, the former Union minister who was
also in the bus, the driver was busy talking to someone over mobile.

Modi who was taken to hospital was later in the evening released and advised rest for some days. He also reported pain in the backbone. Modi was on his way to Ahmadabad to campaign in the Gujarat election. He had to postpone his programme.

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