Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday expressed grief at the tragic deaths of 15 people in Rajasthan's Tonk district due to a high tension live wire falling over a bus.
Extending her condolences to the families of the deceased, Gandhi hoped immediate relief and compensation was being provided, the Congress said in a statement here.
The bus was carrying a wedding party from Bachera to Morla village when it came in contact with a high tension wire near Saans village, around 100 km from Jaipur, leaving 15 dead on the spot and 35 others with burn injuries.
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