Deeply saddened by loss of lives in MP bus accident: President Murmu

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in a bus accident in Madhya Pradesh.

Fifteen people were killed and over 20 others injured after a bus fell from a bridge on a dry river bed in Khargone district of the state on Tuesday morning.

"I am deeply saddened by the news of several casualties in the bus accident in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. I express my deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in this accident and wish speedy recovery to those injured," Murmu tweeted in Hindi.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr">खरगोन, मध्यप्रदेश में हुए बस हादसे में कई लोगों के हताहत होने की खबर से मुझे अत्यंत दुख हुआ है। इस दुर्घटना में अपने प्रियजनों को खोने वाले परिवारों के प्रति मैं गहन शोक-संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करती हूं और घायल हुए लोगों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करती हूं।</p>&mdash; President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/rashtrapatibhvn/status/1655813511254253569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>