KALPETTA: In between the roadshow of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, in Wayanad constituency as part of his poll campaign for the April 23 Lok Sabha elections, two reporters sustained injuries falling from the vehicle.

Five including a woman reporter fell down after the vehicle’s barricade collapsed while they were travelling in the truck to take the visuals of the road show. The incident happened minutes before the end of the road show.

Many including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi who were in the nearby vehicle came rushing towards them, gave water and helped in shifting them to the ambulance. Ritson Umman, Kerala reporter of India Ahead, who sustained more injuries was lifted to the ambulance in a stretcher. Rahul Gandhi helped in lifting him to the ambulance. Priyanka was seen holding his shoe. Youth Congress leader V S Joy has shared the video of it in his Facebook page. The visuals show the shoe slipping from her hand and she lifting it again. Supriya, a reporter of News 9 too sustained injuries. The two are undergoing treatment at Liyo Hospital in Kalpetta.

The incident happened near the SKMH school grounds where the road show was to end.