A collision between a car and a lorry has claimed the lives of five persons, including a nine-year-old, in Kannur district of Kerala. The incident occurred at Cherukunnu Punnachery around 10:45 p.m. on April 29. The victims hail from Chittarikal Mandapam in Kasaragod district.
The deceased have been identified as K.N. Padmakumar (59), Bheemanadi Mandapam Kammadat Churikad Sudhakaran (52), Sudhakaran’s wife Ajitha (35), Puthur Kozhummal Krishnan (65), and Ajitha’s nephew Akash (9).
Reports suggest the lorry lost control and collided with the car from behind, causing the car to hit an oncoming gas cylinder lorry. The occupants of the car were pulled out after breaking open the doors.
Sudhakaran and his family were en route to Kozhikode to admit their son Sourav to an educational institution. Both lorry drivers involved in the accident have been taken into police custody.
The collision occurred near the Punnacherry petrol pump. The car got wedged under the lorry. Further investigation is on.
