A youth died and two others were injured after a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike they were travelling on at Pallikulam in Kannur on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Shijil (22), a native of Pallikunnu. The injured, Anirudh and Aniketh, have been shifted to Mangalapuram for further treatment, Kannur Town Police said.

The accident occurred around 4.45 am when the bus hit the bike, which was en route to Konnakkad in Kasaragod from Kottayam. Although Shijil was rushed to a nearby private hospital, he could not be saved. Anirudh and Aniketh, who were first taken to a local hospital, were later shifted to Mangalapuram. 

No passengers on the bus were injured.

A case has been registered against the bus driver under sections 281 (rash or negligent driving/riding on a public way endangering human life or causing injury), 125(b) (act done rashly or negligently endangering human life or personal safety), and 106(1) (causing death by a rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).