Two bike riders from Malappuram district were run over by a tipper lorry at Karuthaparambu near Mukkom on Thursday. The victims, Mohammed Kutty and C.N. Jamal, hailing from Kizhuparamba, died on the spot.
According to witnesses, the incident took place around 4 p.m. The two fell under the wheels of the lorry after the collision. It was reportedly overspeeding by the tipper lorry that caused the accident.
Traffic was interrupted for hours on the Edavanna-Koyilandy State Highway following the incident. It was resumed after the Fire and Rescue service team cleaned the accident spot.
ADVERTISEMENT
This is a Premium article available exclusively to our subscribers. To read 250+ such premium articles every
month
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
You have exhausted your free article limit.
Please support quality journalism.
The Hindu operates by its editorial values to provide you quality journalism.
You have read {{data.cm.views}} out of {{data.cm.maxViews}} free articles.
This is your last free article.