Kasaragod: In an incident in Kannapur of Kannur district, a collision between a car and a lorry has resulted in the loss of five lives from Kasaragod. The accident occurred on Monday night, claiming the lives of three men, a woman, and a 10-year-old boy who were travelling in the car.
The victims, residents of Chittarikal Bheemanadi, have been identified as Sudhakar (52) from Bheemanadi Churikkad, and L Padmakumar (59) from Kalichi Nadka Shastampara. The identities of the other deceased individuals remain unconfirmed.
The collision occurred between a car travelling from Kannur towards Kasaragod and a lorry transporting cooking gas cylinders heading towards Kannur.
Local residents, along with the fire services and police, rushed to the scene to extricate the trapped individuals from the mangled car. The deceased have been transported to the Kannur Medical College Hospital mortuary.
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Shivamogga: A 17-year-old student from Kamakshi Street in the city, Prem Kumar, died of drowning while swimming in River Tunga in Pillangiri village of the taluk recently.
Prem, who was studying in II PUC at DVS College, was visiting the temple in Pillangiri with his friends and got into the river for a swim, when he drowned in the waters of the river.
The youngster’s body has been sent to the mortuary of the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga to conduct a post-mortem examination.
Shivamogga Rural Police visited the spot and held an inspection.
