Kannur: In a tragic incident, five members of the family including a child were killed after their car collided with a lorry in Kerala’s Kannur.
The deceased has been identified as KN Padmakumar (59), a resident of Kalichanadukkam, Choorikkatt Sudhakaran (52), a resident of Bheemanadi, Kozhummal Krishnan (65), Ajitha (35), and Akash (9).
Reports say, the family was travelling from Thalassery to Kasaragod when their car collided with a lorry transporting gas cylinders from Mangaluru at around 10.15 pm on Monday night, the police said. They had gone to drop their son Saurav at a hostel in Kozhikode, who is pursuing CA. While they were returning back the accident took place.
Following which, four people lost their lives at the accident spot, while the death of the nine-year-old was confirmed later at Pariyaram Medical College Hospital. The lorry driver also sustained injuries in the accident.
On being informed about the accident, the fire department officials and the police reached the spot and started an investigation into the matter. Later, the motor vehicle department authorities also arrived at the site. The police have taken the lorry and the driver into custody.