India News | President Murmu Condoles Loss of Lives in Rajasthan Accident

New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Rajasthan and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Six women and two children were among nine people killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a car in the state's Karauli district on Monday.

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"The news of the death of many people, including children and women, in a road accident in Karauli, Rajasthan is sad. I express my condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," Murmu said in a post in Hindi on X.

According to police, the deceased were related and hailed from Mandrayal. They were returning home after offering prayers at a temple in Karauli.

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(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)