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Eight People Killed After Car Crashes into Parked Lorry in Kerala’s Thrissur

From Hindustan Times · () English

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • At least eight people, believed to be students from Tamil Nadu, died when their car hit a parked lorry in Thrissur, Kerala.
  • Police said the crash occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on Friday on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam.
  • Locals, fire and rescue workers, and police recovered the victims, whose bodies were taken to Thrissur Medical College’s mortuary.

At least eight people believed to be students from Tamil Nadu died when their car crashed into a lorry parked on a highway in Kerala’s Thrissur district.

Police said the accident occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on Friday at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam. The car, which had a Tamil Nadu registration, was reportedly traveling from Guruvayur toward Kodungallur when it struck the lorry.

The victims died at the scene, PTI reported. Locals, fire and rescue personnel, and police took part in the recovery operation before the bodies were moved to the mortuary at Thrissur Medical College. Police said the victims were believed to be students from Tamil Nadu.

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