In an unfortunate incident, veteran actor Shabana Azmi met with an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and was immediately rushed to the MGM Hospital, Panvel. All pictures/Yogen Shah

In picture: Husband Javed Akhtar reached Kokilaben Hospital as soon as he could, as the song-writer was present in the car during the mishap.

However, the actress has now been shifted to the Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai. One of the first people to arrive to meet Azmi was Javed Akhtar, who was also in the car at the time of the accident but escaped unhurt.

In picture: Shibani Dandekar and Zoya Akhtar were also clicked at the hospital.

The actress was visited by her entire family - Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar, Tabu, Farah Naaz, Fateh Randhawa at the hospital.

In picture: Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar and Zoya Akhtar reached the hospital together.

The impact of the accident was so hard that it damaged the rear backside of the Tata Safari Storme vx car. The driver was lucky as the airbag on the steering opened up due to the hard impact.

The local SP of Raigad Anil Paraskar said the accused driver of the truck is larger and will be apprehended soon. A case has been registered under various sections of the Motor Vehicle Act and IPC.

In picture: Tabu also reached Kokilaben Hospital along with sister Farah Naaz, nephew Fateh Randhawa.

The Maharashtra Police have registered a case against the driver of actress Shabana Azmi who met with an accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Saturday.

In picture: Tabu with mother Rizwana Hashmi and sister.

The FIR has been registered by the Raigad district police under Section 279 (Rash driving) and 337 (Endangering the life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the relevant sections of the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.

In picture: Farah Naaz with son Fateh Randhawa at the hospital.

The police have, however, confirmed that the sections under which the driver is booked are bailable and he is not required to be arrested and was merely issued a notice.

In picture: Tina Ambani also visited the ailing actress at the hospital.

Anil Kapoor also arrived to pay a visit along with wife Sunita Kapoor and wish her a speedy recovery.

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.

In picture: Salma Agha reached the hospital with daughter Sasha Agha.

Sasha Agha also paid a visit to Shabana Azmi at the hospital on Saturday, January 18, 2020.

The visitors may continue visiting the actress to inquire about her health, and filmmaker and actor Satish Kaushik was also one of the people to arrive.

Shankar Mahadevan was also spotted at the hospital visiting Shaban Azmi.