Lakhimpur Kheri Accident: In the video, a teary-eyed Roshan Jacob enquires about the health of a infant injured within the accident at the same time as directing officers to ensure his remedy.
At least ten humans have been killed and 41 were injured in a truck-bus collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday.
Out of the injured, 12 had been shifted to a trauma centre in Lucknow whilst the others are undergoing remedy at the district health facility.
In a video that has long gone viral on social media, Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob can be seen breaking down whilst interacting with the families of the injured. In the video, a teary-eyed Ms Jacob enquires approximately the health of a toddler injured within the accident at the same time as directing officers to make sure his remedy.
Born in Thiruvananthapuram, Ms Jacob is a 2004-batch IAS officer. She was underneath the spotlight weeks in the past when a video of her inspecting waterlogged streets of Lucknow went viral on social media.
According to UP Police, the coincidence came about on the Aira bridge on National Highway 730. A bus turned into on its manner to Lucknow from Dhaurhara whilst it collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.
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President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi both expressed their grief and presented their condolences to the households of the sufferers.
“Deeply saddened with the aid of the news of the loss of life of many people in a street coincidence in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. I explicit my deepest condolences to the households of folks that misplaced their cherished ones inside the coincidence and the injured a speedy recovery,” a message at the reliable Twitter manage of the President said.
“Distressed by using the coincidence in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. ₹ 2 Lakh from the PMNRF could be given to the next of kinfolk of each useless. The injured can be given ₹ 50,000,” said PM Modi.