BJP legislator and veteran actor Hema Malini on Wednesday blamed the father of the two-year-old girl, who was killed after the car she was travelling in collided with her vehicle car in Rajasthan last week, for not following traffic rules. The accident took place in Dausa, Rajasthan when Hema Malini’s speeding Mercedes collided head-on with an Alto carrying six people on July 2.

“My heart goes out to the child who unnecessarily lost her life and the family members who have been injured in the accident. How I wish the girl’s father had followed the traffic rules – thn this accident could have been averted & the lil one’s life safe! [sic],” she tweeted.

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Tweets posted by Hema Malini on her Twitter handle:

My heart goes out to the child who unnecessarily lost her life and the family members who have been injured in the accident. Contd

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) July 8, 2015

(Contd) How I wish the girl’s father had followed the traffic rules – thn this accident could have been averted & the lil one’s life safe!

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) July 8, 2015

She also thanked her supporters and well wishers on her Twitter account. “I’m touched & overwhelmed by the many msgs & calls frm well wishers in India & frm the world over. I thank each one of u frm the bottom of my heart for ur genuine concern & prayers which have helped in my recovery frm the nightmare & trauma I’ve undergone. Love u all,” she said in a series of tweets.

Hema Malini lashed out at the “sensation-hungry” Media:

The actress further vented out her anger on media for sensationalizing the accident.

As for the sensation-hungry media & a few members of the public who had a field day maligning me even when I was helpless &in deep trauma.. — Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) July 7, 2015

…who actually & unbelievably stooped to the lowest levels of human decency, I can only say “Shame on u” &”God Bless”! — Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) July 7, 2015

The 66-year-old MP, who has been criticised for leaving the site of the accident and not taking the injured family with her to a hospital, also lashed out at the “sensation-hungry” media for stooping to “lowest levels of human decency”.

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Her driver, Mahesh Thakur, was arrested on charges of rash driving and causing death by negligence besides other offences. Thakur was granted bail later.