Thiruvananthapuram: Kovalam MLA M Vincent suffered minor injuries after the car he was travelling had hit a divider at Pravachambalam in the Karamana-Kaliakkavilai route here on Wednesday.

Another person in the car, too suffered minor injuries. Police took the duo to a private hospital in Balaramapuram.    

The accident happened around 03:00 am in the morning, when MLA was heading from his residence in  Balaramapuram to the railway station. 

According to reports, the cart hit the divider to avoid a collision with a motorcyclist.