Barabanki (UP), Jun 30 (PTI) Azamgarh MP and Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua's brother was injured in a car accident on Thursday, police said.

The car in which Vijay Lal Yadav, a Samajwadi Party leader, was travelling hit a divider and overturned at Subaha in the Haidergarh area here, they said, adding that the vehicle was going towards Azamgarh from Lucknow.

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Sharing the news on Twitter, the Azamgarh MP said his brother was admitted to the Medanta hospital in Lucknow.

Vijay Lal Yadav's condition is stated to be stable.

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He had campaigned for Samajwadi Party candidate Dharmendra Yadav for the Azamgarh Lok Sabha bypoll.

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