Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a road accident on the Jejuri-Morgaon road in Pune. He announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 to the injured, to be provided from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).
In a post on X, the PMO quoted PM Modi as saying, “Deeply saddened by the loss of lives due to a road accident on the Jejuri-Morgaon road in Pune, Maharashtra. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.”
On Wednesday, seven people died in a road accident on the Jejuri-Morgaon road in Pune district, Pune Rural Superintendent of Police (SP) Sandeep Singh Gill confirmed.
The accident involved a collision between a sedan and a pickup truck, he added.
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