Kerala man dies as car falls into gorge in TN

COIMBATORE: A 65-year-old man died and four others, including a nine-year-old girl, suffered injuries when a car they were travelling in fell into a 30-foot-deep gorge near Burliar on the Mettupalayam – Coonoor Road in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as Jose of Pulpally in Wayanad in Kerala.
Jose, his son Yobesh, 35, his granddaughter Y Ammu, 9, and his relatives Thomas, 68, and George, 60, were returning to Kerala after visiting Velankanni in Nagapattinam district. Yobesh was driving the car.
The accident took place around 5.45am. While attempting to negotiate the third hairpin bend on the Mettupalayam – Coonoor Road near Burliar, Yobesh, lost control of the car. The vehicle fell into the gorge. Jose died on the spot.
On being alerted, the Mettupalayam police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured people. They were sent to Mettupalayam Government Hospital. The body was sent for postmortem.
The police registered a case.