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Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader and party candidate for Barasat Lok Sabha constituency Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar received minor injuries when the vehicle she was riding met with a small accident on Tuesday near Madhyamgram in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, a police officer said.
Ghosh Dastidar was taken to the Barasat Sub-divisional Hospital where she was discharged after preliminary treatment.
Ghosh Dastidar is seeking re-election from the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency.
The accident took place when a speeding car dashed past Dastidar's vehicle when it was moving through Badu Road in Madhyamgram on Tuesday afternoon, he said.
"It is a minor accident. We are talking to the person driving the vehicle. We are looking into the matter," a senior police officer of Barasat Police District told PTI when contacted.
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