Loss of lives in Gujarat bridge collapse extremely tragic: President Murmu

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in a bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved families.

She also prayed for the quick recovery of those injured.

Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said.

"The news of the death of several people in a bridge accident in Gujarat's Vadodara district is extremely tragic. I express my deep condolences to the bereaved families. My prayers are that all those injured in this accident recover quickly," Murmu said in a post on X in Hindi.

गुजरात के वडोदरा जिले में एक पुल-दुर्घटना में अनेक लोगों की मृत्यु का समाचार अत्यंत दुखद है। मैं शोक संतप्त परिवारजनों के प्रति गहन संवेदनाएं व्यक्त करती हूं। मेरी प्रार्थना है कि इस दुर्घटना में घायल हुए सभी लोग शीघ्र स्वस्थ हों।

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