KOCHI: A teacher, who was critically injured in a school bus accident at Vengoor near Perumbavoor over a month ago, succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital near Aluva on Saturday.
Smisha Nair, 43, who had suffered multiple limb injuries and had undergone treatment under trauma care, orthopaedic and vascular surgeons since October 10, breathed her last in the morning after her condition worsened.
The school bus of San Thome Public School had overturned on October 10 after it lost control while negotiating an uphill road at Vengoor, resulting in the death of a 42-year-old woman Elsy Aby, a peon with the school.
As many as 15 students had suffered minor injuries in the accident.
Driver dies in collision
A 51-year-old person was killed when two-trucks collided near North Paravur in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased was identified as Vedavyasan, a native of Puthiyangadi Kozhikode.
The accident took place near Valluvalli junction on National highway 17 when the mini-truck driven by Vedavyasan collided head-on with a truck. The driver of the truck, which caused the accident, was taken into custody. He was booked under Section 304-A of the IPC. In a separate accident, a mini-tipper carrying laterite stone hit the compound wall of a church near Angamaly after ramming an electric pole. The accident took place around 6.30 a.m. while the vehicle was negotiating a descent to the Manjapra Road from Angamaly.