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Bharatpur bus accident: Guj CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex gratia to deceased's kin
Updated On: 13 September, 2023 03:17 PM IST | Bhavnagar | PTI
Bhavnagar collector RK Mehta said at least 12 passengers from Gujarat were killed and 11 others injured when a truck crashed into their private bus in Rajasthan`s Bharatpur
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Bhupendra Patel. File Pic/PTI
The local administration in Rajasthan is arranging ambulances to carry the bodies of passengers killed in the Bharatpur bus accident on Wednesday to their native places in Gujarat, while 33 others will be shifted in a bus, an official said. The 12 deceased and 11 injured hailed from Dihor village in Bhavnagar district.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 to each injured. "The incident of a road accident near Bharatpur in Rajasthan is very shocking. The pilgrims of Gujarat have lost their lives in the accident. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of all the deceased. I pray to the almighty God for the speedy recovery of the injured pilgrims," Patel posted in Gujarati. "In this hour of grief, the state government stands by the relatives of the deceased and injured pilgrims," he added.
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