After a double-decker bus rammed into a milk tanker claiming 18 lives in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed grief over the incident, terming it ‘extremely sad’.
“The news of the death of many people in a road accident on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh is extremely sad”, an official statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on ‘X’.
उन्नाव, उत्तर प्रदेश में लखनऊ-आगरा एक्सप्रेसवे पर हुई सड़क दुर्घटना में अनेक लोगों की मृत्यु का समाचार अत्यंत दुखदाई है। ऐसी आकस्मिक मृत्यु का शिकार हुए लोगों के परिवार के सदस्यों के प्रति मैं गहन शोक संवेदनाएँ व्यक्त करती हूँ तथा घायल हुए लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना…
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The President further expressed her condolences to the family of the deceased in the tragic accident. “I express my deepest condolences to the family members of those who have become victims of such sudden death and wish for the speedy recovery of those injured”, the statement mentioned.
As many as eighteen people lost their lives and more than 30 were injured when a double-decker sleeper bus rammed into a milk container on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at 5:15 am.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased and instructed the district administration to ensure the injured receive proper treatment. He also wished for their speedy recovery.
On X, CM Adityanath said, “The loss of life in a road accident in Unnao district is extremely sad and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families. District administration officials have been instructed to reach the spot and speed up the relief work. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed souls and provide a speedy recovery to the injured.”
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