Coimbatore, April 18 -- President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Coimbatore, which killed 9 people and injured several others.

In a post on X, the President extended condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the speedy recovery of those injured.

"Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a tragic road accident in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," the President of India's post read.

Nine people died, and several others were critically injured after a tourist van plunged off a hairpin bend into a gorge in the Valparai hills in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu.

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