“PM Modi, Amit Shah expresses grief”
Karnataka: One more injured of Karnataka road accident has succumbed to his injuries which has increased the death toll to 14 in Karnataka road accident which occurred in Arebile area in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada on Wednesday morning.
Speaking with the media SF Kammar, KMC hospital Director says, “One patient was brought dead ( to the hospital). The rest of the 11 injured are admitted to our emergency department, these patients are going to be evaluated, right now they are out of danger but continuous monitoring is required…”
The victims were said to be vegetable sellers who were travelling to Kumta market from Savanur to sell vegetables when the truck they were travelling in toppled and fell into a 50-metre-deep valley.
Following the information police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, in a separate accident, four people died and 10 others were injured after a vehicle overturned at Sindhanur in Karnataka’s Raichur district, said the police.
Responding to fatal accidents in the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condoled the deaths and said that the victims’ families would be provided appropriate compensation by the government.
“I pray for the souls of the deceased to rest in peace. My condolences to the grieving people who lost their loved ones in these tragic events. The families of the deceased will be provided appropriate compensation by the government,” the chief minister said.
Additionally the Chief Minister’s office announced an Ex-gratia payment of Rs 3 Lakh for the kin of the deceased.
PM Modi also expressed his condolences over the loss of p[recious lives and announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
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