Idukki: Two people were killed after the car in which they were travelling overturned and fell into a 600-feet deep gorge on Kottayam-Kumily road near Kuttikanam here on Thursday. Four were severely injured in the accident. The deceased are Bhadra (18) and her aunt Sindhu (45), natives of Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram.
The family met with the accident while returning from Kumily here to their home near Attingal in Thiruvananthapuram. Two people among the injured are said to be in critical condition. The exact cause of the accident is not yet known, police said, adding that the teenager's father was driving the car.
The car reportedly broke the barricade on the side of the road and plunged into the gorge around 3.30 pm on Thursday. The accident occurred on the stretch of the road from Kuttikanam to Mundakkayam. Those injured in the accident were admitted to Mundakkayam Medical Trust Hospital and Pala Mar Sleeva Hospital. Manorama News reported that the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a private hospital.
(With PTI inputs)