Shabana Azmi is stable, doctors reveal injury details

Shabana Azmi being taken out from car after the accident. She was grievously injured in a road accident involving her car and a truck, near Khalapur toll-plaza on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, on Saturday.

After the incident, Azmi was rushed to the Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College & Hospital (MGM-MCH) at Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, for treatment and later shifted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Andheri for further medicare.

According to the doctors, she suffered a head injury and there is slight damage to her backbone. Her condition is stable and is under medical observation.

The damaged car of Shabana Azmi in which she was travelling. "We have taken X-rays, a CT scan, ultrasound and conducted other tests on her. She has suffered head injuries, the neck and cervical spine, face and right eye. She was conscious and speaking and her vital parameters were normal. There are no abdominal injuries," said MGM-MCH Medical Superintendent Dr. (Lt.Gen.) K.R. Salgotra.

Meanwhile, Dr Shetty at the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital said Azmi's health condition is "stable". "Azmi is recuperating. She is stable and under observation. No surgery, operation was performed during the night, she is undergoing medical treatment," he said.

The truck on which Shabana's car hit is seen on the accident location. Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against the driver of Shabana Azmi for rash and negligent driving, police said on Sunday. Driver Kamlesh Kamath (38), who sustained minor injuries in the incident, was apparently trying to overtake another vehicle when Azmi's Tata Safari car rammed into a truck near Khalapur.

The location where the accident took place on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi are seen with legendary actress Waheeda Rahman (right) during Akhtar's 75th birthday. This image was the last Instagram post by the actress before she met with an accident.