Maharashtra lorry driver arrested after Thrissur crash killed 8 TN students
The lorry driver involved in a fatal collision killing eight engineering students was arrested. Overspeeding by the car and illegal lorry parking on the highway were cited as causes.
The lorry driver involved in a fatal collision killing eight engineering students was arrested. Overspeeding by the car and illegal lorry parking on the highway were cited as causes.
The lorry driver involved in a fatal collision killing eight engineering students was arrested. Overspeeding by the car and illegal lorry parking on the highway were cited as causes.
The Kaipamangalam police on Sunday arrested the driver of the Maharashtra-registered lorry involved in the crash that killed eight Tamil Nadu engineering students at Panambikkunnu in Thrissur.
The arrested person has been identified as Tukharam Dobia Khamble (33), a native of Maharashtra. According to police, he was taken into custody near the accident site on Saturday, and his arrest was formally recorded on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 11.40 pm on Friday when a Tamil Nadu-registered Kia car (TN 59 DW 8299) rammed into the rear of a goods lorry (MH 43 CE 3671) parked on the highway. All eight occupants were declared dead at the Thrissur Medical College Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Vishwa (20), a native of Salem; Surya I (20), Joshua Hilson J (20) and Yuva Sanjith K (20), natives of Dindigul; Santhosh G (20) and Prasanna R (20), natives of Madurai; and Jeeva N (20) and Murali Krishnan M (20) from PSNA College of Engineering and Technology in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
According to police, overspeeding by the car driver and the illegal parking of the goods lorry on National Highway 66 have emerged as the primary factors behind the accident. A case has been registered against the lorry driver under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and further investigation is underway.