An accident in which eight engineering students belonging to Tamil Nadu met with instant death when their fast-moving car rammed into the back of an illegally parked lorry on National Highway-66 at Panambikkunnu, Kaipamangalam, Thrissur District of Kerala, took place late Friday night at around 11:40 p.m. The group of young people was returning to Kodungallur from Guruvayur.
The police investigation into the deaths is being conducted in regard to any highway safety violation or any illegal parking of vehicles near the construction site.
Identification of victims by police
The identification of six of the eight victims is done by using the identity cards found on the smashed wreckage of the car and informing the grief-stricken families of the victims, who were unaware about their loved one’s travel to Kerala.
Identified victims: Four victims – Surya, Yuvasanjith, Vishva, and Joshua—were from Dindigul, whereas Santhosh and Prasanna belonged to Madurai.
Pending confirmation: The authorities said that the identity of the other two victims is being confirmed.
Transfer to the hospital: Local people, police, and fire rescue workers rescued the victims from the car and transported the bodies to the Thrissur Medical College mortuary awaiting post-mortem examination.
Investigation into illegally parked lorry
According to initial information given by the FIR, there is severe negligence in terms of the placement of the freight vehicle involved in the accident.
Divergence without any lights: The vehicle, which belongs to Maharashtra, was parked illegally on the right side of the highway near a barricade under an ongoing construction process.
High-speed collision: Police reported that the vehicle was moving at high speed and that the driver had missed the warning barriers and hit the rear side of the stationary truck.
Legal action against driver
Kaipamangalam police have filed a case against the driver of the lorry who fled immediately after the collision under section 105 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Infrastructure and highway safety issues
This incident has added to the need for strict laws for unauthorised parking of vehicles on the roads where the vehicles are moving at high speed in Kerala.
Hazardous bottlenecks: Unmarked diversions and stationary commercial vehicles parked on active lanes continue to pose lethal threats to motorists navigating unfamiliar routes at night.
Family arrival: Postmortem procedures and body handovers are scheduled to proceed directly following the arrival of the victims’ families at Thrissur Medical College.
Bureau Report
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