Four killed, 8 injured in car-van collision near Payyoli in Kozhikode
Though they were rushed to the casualty at the Vadakara Cooperative hospital, they were declared brought dead.
Though they were rushed to the casualty at the Vadakara Cooperative hospital, they were declared brought dead.
Though they were rushed to the casualty at the Vadakara Cooperative hospital, they were declared brought dead.
Kozhikode: Four passengers were killed and eight others injured when a car and a Karnataka-registered van collided on the Mooradu bridge along the National Highway near Payyoli in Kozhikode on Sunday evening.
Six people, all relatives, were travelling in the car at the time of the accident. The deceased have been identified as Roja, Jayavalli, and Shijin Lal—all from Mahe—and Renji from Azhiyoor in Kozhikode.
Although all the car passengers were rushed to Vadakara Cooperative Hospital, four of them were declared brought dead. Their mortal remains have been shifted to the mortuary at Vadakara Government Hospital.
Two passengers in the car survived the crash. One of them, Sathyan (64) from Chennamangalam, Chorode, sustained head injuries and was shifted to the casualty ward at Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode. “The patient has injuries to his head and is not in a condition to speak,” said a police officer stationed at the hospital.
All six occupants of the van were injured and are currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Vadakara.
The cause of the accident is yet to be determined, according to officials from Vadakara Police Station.
Residents nearby were the first to respond, rescuing the injured from the car. The front portion of the car was completely damaged, and the rescuers had to break it open to reach the victims. “By the time we arrived, most of the work had already been done by the residents and we handled it from there,” said a fire and rescue officer from the Vadakara Fire Station.