MUMBAI: Sandalwood actor Jaggesh's son Gururaj has crashed his car on the Bangalore-Hyderabad highway on Tuesday. However, Gururaj has managed to escape death, sustaining minor injuries in the accident. Gururaj is Jaggesh's eldest son. As per reports, the car rammed into the tree and the front of the car has been completely crushed.

Reports have added that the car was being driven by Gururaj. However, the exact cause of the accident is unknown. The actor's family has informed that no one should be worried and family members have stated that Gururaj is currently in good health.

According to a report, the accident happened near the  Agalagurki village in Chikkaballapur taluk. The incident occurred near the Chikkaballapur traffic police station and the police arrived at the scene and examined it.

The report further added that the accident had occurred after the car's tires blasted, rendering the car out of control and collided.

Meanwhile, actor Jaggesh shared an update on the incident on Twitter, alongside an image of the accident.

Recently, it was announced that Jaggesh's Ranganayaka, which had created quite a stir after its official launch but had been thrown off track due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, may soon start shooting.

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As per reports, director Gururprasad shared that the team is ready to shoot by July 15 and added that if there was no COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, the film would already have seen completion and release. The director had also revealed that both Jaggesh and himself cannot wait to start shooting the film. 

The film marks the collaboration of Jaggesh and Guruprasad for the third time after Eddelu Manjunath and Matta, which will be made under the banner of Vikyath Chitra.

Recently, National Award-winning Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay passed away at the Apollo Hospital, Bengaluru after meeting with a road accident. He was in critical condition following the accident and doctors had to perform an emergency brain surgery. However, they could not save him.

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