Rohit Raj, 24, son of Thekkoott Ravi of Nadathara in Thrissur, was among the deceased in the Vadakkencherry bus accident on Wednesday night.
Rohit, a basketball player, was travelling in the ill-fated KSRTC bus that was involved in the accident. Rohit, who desired to play in the Tamil Nadu basketball team, was travelling to Coimbatore. He had reportedly landed a job under sports quota there. The 24-year-old also wanted to pursue higher studies in Coimbatore, according to sources close to his family.
His mother, Latha, a teacher at Bharatiya Vidyabhavan School, Thrissur, is a former basketball champion. His sister, Rashmi, also plays basketball.
