Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed over the loss of lives in an accident at Bharatpur in his native Rajasthan on Wednesday morning.
A trailer rammed into a stationary bus at high speed on the Jaipur-Agra highway in Bharatpur, leaving 12 persons dead and another 11 grievously injured, police said.
Taking to his official handle on social media platform ‘X’, Dhankhar posted, “Deeply saddened by the news of the tragic road accident in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. I express my condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of all the injured.”
The bus was on its way to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh from Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bharatpur, the police said, adding that the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a mortuary.
President Droupadi Murmu, too, expressed grief over the incident.
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the devotees who perished in an accident in Bharatpur. I express my condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” President Murmu posted on X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, condoled the loss of lives in the accident while announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.
“The Prime Minister has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the mishap in Bharatpur. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 each,” read a post on the official handle of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on ‘X’.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 each for the injured. (ANI)