India News | Deeply Saddened: President Murmu on Loss of Lives in Road Accident in UP's Shahjahanpur

New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said she was deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur and expressed her condolences to the bereaved families.

Eleven people, including eight children, were killed and 24 injured when a tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell from a bridge near Birsinghpur village in Shahjahanpur, according to police.

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The passengers were on their way to fetch water from the Garra river for a 'Bhagwat Katha'

"I am deeply saddened by the news of several casualties, including women and children, in a road accident in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. I express my deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," Murmu said in a tweet in Hindi.

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