Two killed, one injured in accident
The truck and auto rickshaw were coming from opposite directions, but the truck driver dozed off, leading to losing control of the truck and hitting the rickshaw.
The deceased were identified as Edamulackal native Sulfikar, 45, who drove the auto rickshaw and Rathi, 40, of Vrindavanam. Rathi's husband, Suresh Kumar, 45, sustained injuries to his head and hand.
Rathi and Suresh were on their way to a temple at Kottarakkara. The husband is being treated at the medical college hospital in Thiruvananthapuram and his condition remains stable. The husband was abroad for several years and returned a week ago.
Police arrested the truck driver Ashwin, 26, of Palakkad under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 106 (1) for causing death by negligence, 281 for rash driving and 125 (a) acts endangering life or personal safety of others. Since the sections are bailable, police freed him after clearing all necessary procedures.
In the CCTV visuals of the accident, the lorry was seen moving to the other side of the road and hitting the rickshaw at a high speed. The lorry was carrying wheat powder from Palakkad for delivery in Thiruvananthapuram. Locals rushed all of them to the medical college hospital. The bodies of the deceased were sent to relatives after postmortem.
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