Kozhikode bus accident: Injured youth dies in hospital

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Kozhikode: A bike rider who was injured in the bus accident at Arayidathupalam succumbed to wounds at Baby Memorial Hospital on Wednesday morning. The deceased is Kommeri native Muhammad Sanih (27). A private bus rammed into his bike when he tried overtaking a car on Tuesday evening.
He had sustained severe head injuries and fractured his thighbone in the accident. Though he underwent surgery at BMH on Tuesday, he died on Wednesday morning.
The bus, Liya Mol (KL 12 C 6676), plying on the Medical college route, met with an accident around 4 pm on Tuesday. The bus driver tried to avoid colliding with the biker who had overtaken a car and veered into its path. The attempt to save the two-wheeler rider resulted in the vehicle crashing into the divider at the Medical College end of the Eranhipalam flyover. The bus ran into Sanih's bike and overturned. A total of 54 people were injured in the mishap.