A scooter-borne father and daughter died in an accident at Eliyarackal, near Konni, on Thursday.
The police have identified the deceased as Prasad, 53, of Pulinchani Vakavelil at Aruvappulam, and his daughter, Anu Prasad, 22. The accident occurred while the father-daughter duo were returning home from Konni town. A speeding private bus knocked down their scooter and they, along with the vehicle, were dragged along for nearly 15 metres.
The daughter died on the spot and Prasad succumbed to his injuries on the way to the Pathanamthitta General Hospital.
Anu was a final year B.Sc. student at St. Thomas College in Kozhencherry and Prasad was working in South Africa. He is survived by wife, Rejani. The bodies have been sent for postmortem examination. The Konni police have registered a case.
Two in Kottayam
Staff Reporter writes from Kottayam: Two teenagers were killed and one person seriously injured when a car collided head-on with a tipper truck on MC Road near Koothattukulam on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as 14-year-old Abi Ani and his cousin Aleena Elsa Jacob.
The accident occurred in the morning when the car, proceeding to Kottayam from the Cochin International airport, went out of control and hit the truck from the opposite direction. A case has been registered.
Two in Alappuzha
Staff Reporter writes from Alappuzha: Two persons hailing from Alappuzha were killed in separate road accidents on Thursday. Varghese Abraham, 58, of Thekkekara, Mankombu died after a car knocked him down at Mankombu. The accident occurred around 5.30 a.m. The police said that car plunged into a waterlogged area. Car driver Fahad, 25, of Malappuram sustained injuries.
Abdul Khadhar Musaliyar, 76, district working secretary, Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, died in an accident near Punnapra. The accident occurred on Wednesday night and he died on Thursday morning.
Killed in Haryana
In another accident, two members of a family from Alappuzha were killed in Haryana on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Kuriakose T. Xavier, 65 and his wife Suma Kuriakose, 61. They were on their way to Agra. According to their relatives, the car in which they were travelling overturned when one of its tyres burst in the early hours of Thursday. The family was settled in Goa, the relatives said.
Drowns in beach
In a separate incident, a 17-year-old boy drowned off the Alappuzha beach on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Francis Varghese, of Payippad.