India, Feb. 21 -- Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly survived a road accident and escaped without any injuries while he was en route to Burdwan University in West Bengal for an event.

The incident took place at Dantanpur on the Durgapur Expressway during a downpour, when a lorry overtook Ganguly's convoy, forcing the driver to apply the brakes abruptly.

The cars behind Sourav Ganguly's vehicle proceeded to collide with each other in a chain reaction, hitting Ganguly's car as well.

While two of the vehicles suffered minor damages, no one was injured in the accident, said Kamanasish Sen, SP Hooghly (rural police).

Ganguly was made to wait for around 10 minutes before he could proceed to attend the scheduled function in Burdwan.

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