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Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh and sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 for each of those injured in the collision between a truck and bus in Bareily.
Updated : Jun 05, 2017, 12:21 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Uttar Pradesh and sanctioned Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of those killed.
He also announced Rs 50,000 for each of those injured in the collision between a truck and a bus in Bareilly. Twenty- two persons were killed and 15 were injured in the accident.
"The bus accident in UP's Bareilly is heart-rending. I condole the loss of lives. I pray that those injured recover at the earliest," Modi said in his message.
He sanctioned the ex-gratia relief from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), the PMO said.
17 dead in a collision between truck and a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly; both the vehicles caught fire on collision pic.twitter.com/5KgpW8lMAQ
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