Five security men were hurt when an escort vehicle of Manipur BJP president Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi met with an accident in the Noney district on Tuesday morning.

As per reports, the accident occurred when BJP chief Sharda Devi and her team were heading towards Noney district to attend a party conference.

One seriously injured security man has been admitted to a hospital in Imphal.

“He was airlifted to Imphal for treatment following instruction from Chief Minister N Biren Singh,” said a police official.