Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP GVL Narasimha Rao’s car hit two women on Friday, resulting in the death of one of the women while critically injuring the other.
The incident happened between Guntoor and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
According to reports, Rao allegedly fled the spot in another car after the accident, leaving the driver and injured women behind.
The police arrived on the scene of the accident and took the women to the hospital, where one of them succumbed to the injuries.
The police have seized the vehicle and arrested the driver.
Later in the day, Rao took to Twitter and confirmed that he was in the car when the accident took place. Rao wrote, “I was sleeping on a back seat when the incident happened. I was at the spot for 45 minutes until police came, injured woman was taken to hospital & a vehicle arrived to take the deceased lady to hospital. I will visit their families to express heartfelt condolences & all support.”