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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  PM Modi announces Rs2 lakh each for kin of Uttar Pradesh bus accident victims
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PM Modi announces Rs2 lakh each for kin of Uttar Pradesh bus accident victims

Narendra Modi condoles the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh which killed 22 and injured 15 people

A file photo of a damaged bus and truck after an accident on an expressway. Photo: ReutersPremium
A file photo of a damaged bus and truck after an accident on an expressway. Photo: Reuters

New Delhi/Bareilly: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh and sanctioned Rs2 lakh each to the kin of those killed. He also announced Rs50,000 for each of those injured in the collision between a truck and a bus in Bareilly. Twenty- two persons were killed and 15 were injured in the accident.

“The bus accident in UP’s Bareilly is heart-rending. I condole the loss of lives. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest," Modi said in his message. He sanctioned the ex-gratia relief from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), the PMO said.

At least 22 people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck and caught fire on National Highway 24 in Bareilly early Monday. The bus was on its way to Gonda.

Senior Superintendent of Police Jogendra Kumar said, “The accident involving a bus of the Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation and a truck took place between 1.00am and 1.30am. 22 passengers of the bus were killed while 15 sustained injuries. One of the passengers is critically injured and has been hospitalised, police said. According to eyewitnesses, some of the bodies have been charred beyond recognition."

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Published: 05 Jun 2017, 09:44 AM IST
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