Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 28: An accident occurred on Monday evening at the Vamanapuram Park junction in the Thiruvananthapuram district, involving vehicles from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's escort, police said.

The accident took place while the Chief Minister was traveling from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram.

According to visuals aired by news channels, the incident happened when an escort vehicle was trying to assist a scooter rider who was crossing the road and turning in another direction.

One of the escort vehicles suddenly stopped, causing the vehicles behind it to hit each other from behind.

Police said that no one was injured in the accident, and the Chief Minister continued his journey to Thiruvananthapuram.

No case has been registered in connection with the incident, the police added.

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Srinagar (PTI): Two police officers died in an accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway here, an official said on Monday.

Three sub-inspectors travelling from Srinagar to Jammu after performing Amarnath Yatra duty met with an accident at Tengan in Lasjan area of the city, the official said.

The injured police officers were rushed to a hospital where two of them were declared brought dead.

The deceased have been identified as Sachin Verma and Shubham, while the injured officer has been identified as Mastan Singh, he said.