Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi's brother-in-law Rakesh Tiwari died in a road accident here on Saturday, police said. Tripathi's sister Sabita Tiwari was injured in the incident, they said. Pankaj Tripathi’s Brother-in-Law Dies in Road Accident, Sister Injured – Reports.

The accident occurred around 4.30 pm at Nirsa Bazar on the Delhi-Kolkata National Highway-2, when the car in which the couple was travelling hit a road divider, a police officer said. They were headed to West Bengal from Gopalganj district of Bihar.

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Rakesh Tiwari was declared dead at the Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College Hospital (SNMMCH), Dhanbad, where they were rushed to after the accident, the officer said. Tripathi's sister, who suffered a leg fracture, is out of danger, SNMMCH Emergency HOD Dr Dinesh Kumar Gindauria said.

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