22 killed, 23 injured in road accident: Modi announces relief to kins, offers free medical treatment
October 28, 2011
Gandhinagar, 28 October, 2011
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today morning expressed his deep sorrow and grief over sad accidental deaths of tribal families of Ghoghamba in Panchamahal district near Veganpur.
In accident between truck and tractor near Veganpur, total 22 persons were killed and 23 injured on Thursday night. Victims of accident were from Devgadh baria’s Malukatu village. They were returning back from one-day long pilgrim tour of Fagvel, Dakor and Minawada when an Ahmedabad-bound truck collided on Godhra-Ahmedabad highway. While 15 persons died on spot, 3 died during treatment in Godhra civil hospital, and four seriously injured were transferred to Vadodara’s SSG hospital for further treatment according to Godhra Civil hospital’s medical officer Dr. Mohammad Sajid.
The Chief Minister also announced Rs. one lakh relief to kins of each deceased and total free medical treatment to those injured in government hospital or upto Rs 50,000 aid for treatment in private hospital.
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