India, July 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he was deeply saddened to learn about the loss of lives in the collapse of a bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district.

At least nine people were killed and six people were injured after vehicles fell into the Mahisagar River following the collapse of the Gambhira bridge in the district.

"The loss of lives due to the collapse of a bridge in Vadodara district, Gujarat, is deeply saddening. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon," the prime minister's office said in a post on X.

The PM's office also announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each dec...