Actor Saiju Kurup's father dies in road accident

Actor Saiju Kurup's father dies in road accident
Saiju Kurup father N G Kurup had worked in the Indian Defence Service as a pay and accounts officer.

Thuravur, Alappuzha: Malayalam film actor Saiju Kurup's father N G Kurup, 76, has died in a road accident.

The tragedy occurred when a motor bike smashed his scooter. His wife Shobhanakumari, who was riding pillion, has been hospitalised with injuries. The bike riders, Sujeer, 18, of Sujeer Manzil in Thuravur and Suraj, 21, of Pattanakkad also sustained injuries.

Kurup and his wife were heading to the Thuravoor Mahadeva temple when the speeding bike rammed the scooter on the Thuravoor-Thaikkattussery road around 11.15 am on Saturday.

All the four injured were rushed to the Thuravoor Government Hospital, but Kurup succumbed to injuries. Shobhanakumari was rushed to hospital in the vehicle of A M Arif, MLA, who was passing by.

N G Kurup had worked in the Indian Defence Service as a pay and accounts officer.

Kurup's daughter Saira Kurup is an official with the animal husbandry department. The Kurup family are residents of Meenakshi House at Poochakkal in Alappuzha district.

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