4 members of two households, together with a newlywed couple, had been killed early Sunday after the automobile during which they had been travelling rammed right into a bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims close to Murinjikal in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, police mentioned.
In accordance with the police and street transport officers, the Swift Dzire automobile rammed right into a bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims from Telangana round 4:05 am close to Murinjakal on the Punalur-Muvattupuzha state freeway.
Pathanamthitta RTO H Ansari informed reporters: “It seems to be just like the automobile rammed into the bus at excessive pace. The bus was coming from the wrong way and the automobile was driving down a slope. It might be a case of the individual driving the automobile falling asleep.”
A father-son duo, who lived close by and rushed to the accident scene, mentioned, “A giant sound awoke us. The automobile was badly mangled and the doorways had been jammed. There have been indicators of life solely within the lady who gave the impression to be stirring. We managed to extract her from the automobile and despatched her to the hospital in an ambulance. The three others had died on the spot.”
Police mentioned that the deceased had been recognized as Nikhil Eapen, his spouse Anu Biju, Nikhil’s father Mathew Eapen, and Anu’s father Biju P George.
Relations mentioned Nikhil and Anu, who acquired married on November 30, had quickly left for Malaysia for his or her honeymoon. After their trip, they landed on the Thiruvananthapuram Worldwide Airport early Sunday. The accident passed off whereas the couple had been returning residence from the airport with their respective fathers.
Transport minister KB Ganesh Kumar informed reporters that the accident prima facie appeared to have been brought on by a driver who fell asleep on the wheel.
“It’s a particularly unhappy incident. 4 members of two households have died. Prima facie, it seems to be just like the individual driving the automobile fell asleep. It’s a busy route as a result of ongoing Sabarimala pilgrimage. The accident passed off simply 7 kilometres away from the sufferer’s residence. Everybody ought to be vigilant particularly whereas driving at evening,” he mentioned.
Whereas Nikhil was employed in Canada, his spouse Anu was a current social work graduate. The couple had been set to return to Canada in January.
Kerala, based on statistics of the Ministry of Street Transport and Highways, ranks second within the nation by way of variety of accidents on nationwide highways.
