PM announces Rs 2 lakh each for kin of UP bus accident victims

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 05 2017 | 11:13 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today 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.

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First Published: Jun 05 2017 | 11:13 AM IST

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