11 killed as cruiser collides with truck in Rajasthan, PM Modi expresses grief

Naguar: As many as 11 people were killed including eight women and seven others sustained critical injuries in a collision with cruiser and a truck in Rajasthan’s Naguar district on Tuesday.

The deceased people were returning back home after offering prayers at Ramdevra and Karni Mata.  They are residents of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh district.

Commenting on the incident, Shri Balaji Police Station SHO said those injured were shifted to a hospital in Bikaner’s Nokha for treatment.

Expressing grief over the loss of lives in the accident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the horrific road accident in Nagaur, Rajasthan is very painful.

“The horrific road accident in Nagaur, Rajasthan is very painful. I express my condolences to the families of all those who have lost their lives in this accident and wish the injured a speedy recovery,” PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the accident at Nagaur, Rajasthan. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.

 

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced ex-gratia assistance of Rs 2 lakhs each to kin of 11 persons from Ujjain who died in a road accident in Nagaur.

The state govt will bear the entire cost of treatment for the injured, the chief minister said.

 
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