(L) Chingavanam native Rishi Rajiv, an engineer with Wipro, and Cyriac Joseph, car driver, from Pala were killed in the accident in London. London: Two Kottayam natives were among the eight Indians killed in a road accident in the United Kingdom. The other six were from Tamil Nadu, who lost their lives after their mini bus was crushed between two trucks in southern England.
Chingavanam native Rishi Rajiv, an engineer with Wipro, and Cyriac Joseph, bus driver, from Pala were the victims.
The other deceased were Wipro employees and their families, reports said.
A five-year-old girl, a woman and a man are being treated in a hospital with life-threatening injuries, while another woman has serious injuries.
The two truck drivers have been arrested, one of them on suspicion of driving while over the alcohol limit.
The crash occurred on the southbound M1 highway at Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire Saturday.
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