New Delhi, Jun 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Maharashtra's Solapur and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured.
Eight people -- four women and four children -- were killed, while seven were injured on Sunday when a pick-up vehicle carrying them plunged into a roadside well in Malshiras tehsil of Solapur district.
"Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in Solapur Rural, Maharashtra, due to a tragic mishap. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured," Modi said in a post on X.
Modi also announced that an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 each would be given to the injured.
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