Union rural development minister Gopinath Munde has died after he met with a road accident near Moti Bagh area in New Delhi at 6.30 am.
Gopinath Munde

The minister suffered cardiac arrest while being treated at AIIMS trauma center.

Reports suggest it was a head-on collision with another car and he had lost blood due to the accident.The driver of the Indica car which hit the minister's car has been taken into custody.

Munde was going in his SX4 vehicle at Aurobindo Chowk when an Indica car hit him.

He had suffered multiple injuries including injuries to the chest and head and was on ventilator.

Senior BJP leaders, cabinet ministers have also rushed to AIIMS. His family members too have left for Delhi.

Munde was on his way to the Delhi's IGI Airport from where he was scheduled to catch a flight for Mumbai. He was supposed to attend a victory rally in Beed, Maharashtra on Tuesday.

He was admitted to the AIIMS trauma center.

Munde is the brother-in-law of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan..