New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday condoled the deaths of Mahakumbh devotees who lost their lives in a road accident on the Mirzapur Highway in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.

Taking to social media X, the President wrote, "The news of the death of many people in a road accident on Mirzapur Highway in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh is unfortunate. I express my condolences to the families of the deceased. I wish for the speedy recovery of all those injured."

The accident occurred late Friday night when a car carrying devotees to the ongoing Mahakumbh Mela collided with a bus on the Prayagraj-Mirzapur highway, killing ten people, according to official sources.

"The devotees were coming from Chattisgarh and going to Mahakumbh...