New Delhi, July 28 -- : President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday expressed grief at the loss of lives in an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki and wished the injured a speedy recovery.

The President in a tweet said, "Deeply pained by the news of the untimely death of many people in a road accident in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. In this hour of grief, I express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured a speedy recovery."

Meanwhile, condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged all the party workers to provide all possible assistance to the people affected by the accident.

"I was deeply saddened to hear the news of the road accident in Barabanki. My deepest condolences ...