New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- : President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday expressed condolences to the families of the persons who died in the road accident in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.
Nine people were killed in a collision between an autorickshaw and a bus in the Mallarpur police station area of Birbhum district on Tuesday.
"Deeply distressed to know that a road accident at Birbhum, West Bengal, claimed several lives, including of some women returning from work in fields. Condolences to the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," tweets President Murmu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed pain and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the family members of the deceased.Modi also announced Rs 2 lak...