Narendra Modi express grief on the death of 24 migrants in UP road accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the death of 24 migrants in UP road accident in Auraiya. Prime Minister in his tweet said that Government is involved in relief work. As many as 24 labourers were killed and several injured after the truck they were traveling in, collided with another truck in Auraiya on Saturday morning. According to the official, the incident occurred at around 3.30 am. 

All the labourers were mostly from Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Speaking to , Archana Srivastava Chief Medical Officer, Auraiya said that 15 people have been referred to Saifai PGI. "24 people were brought dead, 22 have been admitted and 15 who were critically injured have been referred to Saifai PGI. They were going to Bihar and Jharkhand from Rajasthan," Archana told . Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed Commissioner and Inspector General Kanpur to visit the site and give the report on the cause of the accident immediately.
 

उत्तर प्रदेश के औरैया में सड़क दुर्घटना बेहद ही दुखद है। सरकार राहत कार्य में तत्परता से जुटी है। इस हादसे में मारे गए लोगों के परिजनों के प्रति अपनी संवेदना प्रकट करता हूं, साथ ही घायलों के जल्द से जल्द स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 16, 2020