PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for victims of Gwalior road accident

Bhopal, Mar 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to an accident in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He has also approved Rs. 50,000 for those seriously injured.

 

 

PM Modi has also expressed grief over the loss of lives. At least 13 people lost their lives after a collision between a bus and an auto in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior on Tuesday morning. The head-on collision took place in Purani Chhawani area.

 

 

According to police, the bus was on its way to Morena when the mishap occurred. The deceased included 12 women and the driver of the auto-rickshaw. While eight women and the auto driver died on the spot, the others succumbed to their injuries in a hospital.

 

 

Gwalior SP Amit Sanghi said that the accident happened around 7 am when the women, who were cooks at an 'anganwadi kendra' were returning home after work.

 

 

Meanwhile, the state government has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the family of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to injured.