Mardhaala: Car crashes into electricity pole, five gravely injured
Kadaba: In an accident on the Dharmasthala - Subrahmanya highway near Mardhaala in Kallaje on Tuesday, the driver of a car reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an electricity pole, resulting in grievous injuries to five people.
The Toyota Fortuner was reportedly headed toward Subrahmanya from Dharmasthala when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an electricity pole by the road. Five passengers in the car, originally residents of Bengaluru, are said to have sustained serious injuries in the accident.
The injured were taken to the Kadaba Community Health Centre, where they were given primary treatment and later taken to Puttur for further treatment, it is learned.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
