New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President Venkaoah Naidu on Monday expressed grief over the Jalgaon incident which claimed 15 lives.
Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, Mr Kovind said,”It’s heart-wrenching to know that several lives were lost after a truck carrying labourers, women and children overturned.”
”My prayers are with the next of kin of deceased and I wish speedy recovery to injured,” the President added.
Mr Naidu expressed condolences to the bereaved families.
”I am grieved over the loss of 15 people in a road accident in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon.
I wish speedy recovery to the injured,” Mr Naidu said.
The accident occurred on Sunday.