ADGP escapes unhurt

KANNUR: Additional Director-General of Police (Prisons) Alexander Jacob escaped unhurt when the official vehicle he was travelling overturned here. Dr Jacob was on his way to attend the passing-out parade of jail warder trainees at the Central Prison here around 8 am when the jeep he was in was hit by a private vehicle of an Army officer at the Defence Security Corps (DSC) Centre stationed here. The accident occurred at a curve. He was returning after meeting Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan at the guest house in the morning. The ADGP and the two others in the vehicle, including the driver, did not sustain any injuries in the collision. He was immediately taken to the Military Hospital near the accident spot.