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Actor Shine Tom recalls last moments of his father before fatal car accident

Actor Shine Tom recalls last moments of his father before fatal car accident

India Today01-07-2025
Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko and his family met with a fatal car accident last month, in which his father, CP Chacko, died on the spot. The actor, in a recent interview, broke his silence about the accident and how all of them, except his brother, suffered serious injuries. He also explained how the entire family is coping with his father's death.advertisementSpeaking to The Cue, the actor described the last moments of his father before the accident. "So I was lying in the back seat. I'd wake up from sleep and ask daddy for a biscuit. Daddy gave me a biscuit two or three times. Then, when I opened my eyes, the vehicle had already crashed. I was in the back. After that, daddy never communicated with any of us again."The 'Beast' actor claimed that he broke down and cried in the middle of the road when he realised that they were in an accident. "Mommy is asking, 'Why are we lying on this road? Where are we going?' Until then, an accident was just a sight to me. But when you go through it yourself...I truly broke down and cried, standing on the road, 'Someone please come and help, someone please get us to the hospital," he recalled.advertisement
The actor also added that his brother, Joe John Chacko, was sitting in the front seat and escaped unhurt. He said, "My brother, Joe was sitting in the front. Joe didn't even have a scratch. I was thinking, 'How is he walking around like this, unharmed? Will he walk and then collapse or something?' Because the car was completely wrecked. I called out to daddy, but he wasn't responding."Shine also stated that he had about 30 stitches and a small crack on his spine. He further added that his brother suffered from seatbelt injuries. "Even if you wear a seatbelt, from the impact of the crash, you get chest pains. Those will gradually go away," he added.His mother dislocated her hip from the accident and is still recuperating. "Mommy's dislocated hip was relocated and put back in place. Now she's lying down. There's a small crack in her hip," he added.Shine Tom Chacko also stated that his mother often asks about his father's whereabouts.- EndsMust Watch
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