President Droupadi Murmu has expressed distress at the road accident at Birbhum in West Bengal which claimed several lives. In a tweet, Ms Murmu gave her condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.<br />'' <br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish on the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Mr Modi said, his prayers with the injured. He said, two lakh rupees from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund will be given to the next of kin of each deceased and the injured will be given 50 thousand rupees.<br />'' <br />''At least nine people, including eight women were killed after a state transport bus collided head-on with an autorickshaw in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday afternoon.