I survived due to God: Ramdev

New Delhi: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev narrowly escaped a fatal road accident near Muradnagar in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning.

Swami Ramdev was on his way to Bhubaneswar where he was being conferred a Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University.

He said the front portion of the car he had been travelling in had been destroyed, but that he and his fellow occupants escaped unhurt because of "the blessings of God".

He also attributed his miraculous escape from death to the love of millions of his followers. The Yoga guru claimed that it was God's desire that he serve the society towards a better health for all through practicing yoga for many more years.

Swami Ramdev had left Haridwar at 0230 hours to catch a flight to Bhubaneswar from Delhi when his vehicle collided head-on with a speeding truck near Muradnagar.

Chancellor of KIIT, Dr A Samanta, was quoted by UNI as saying, "The University was honoured that such a great saint had agreed to be honoured with the Doctor of Philosophy, the first ever Honorary Degree given to him by any University."

He added that it was their duty to award those who contributed to the society and Ramdev had done so in a big way.