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Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, he also announced ex-gratia to the family of those affected.
Sixteen labourers were killed after a truck carrying labourers overturned and fell into a roadside pit in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief at the loss of lives in a road accident in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, he also announced ex-gratia to the family of those affected. Sixteen labourers were killed after a truck overturned in Jalgaon, police said.
"PM Narendra Modi has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragic truck accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Rs 50,000 would be given to those seriously injured," tweeted the PMO.