'Body parts scattered across car; faces disfigured'; Chilling details of Kaipamangalam accident

THRISSUR: More details emerged in the horrific road accident that claimed the lives of eight students in Kaipamangalam. The victims were students of PSNA Engineering College in Dindigul who had come to Kerala for a field trip.

The accident occurred at Panambikkunnu Centre around 12 midnight on Friday. The bodies of Salem native Vishwa (20), Dindigul native Surya (20), Madurai native Santosh (20), Madurai native Prasanna, and Dindigul native Yuvasanjith (20) have been identified. The other three have not been identified. Meanwhile, CCTV footage of the accident surfaced.

The car was destroyed in the collision. The students were pulled out by tearing the vehicle open. It is reported that all of them died on the spot. The bodies are now kept at Thrissur Medical College. The postmortem will be conducted at 9 am and then released to the relatives.

Locals present on the spot said they rushed after hearing the noise. Some said the faces of the students were beyond recognition and disfigured. Due to the impact of the collision, one of the students was thrown from the car and fell into the lorry. Locals, the fire brigade and the police worked for hours before pulling them out.

Even Ambulance drivers opined that the sight was unbearable and not easy for the faint-hearted. Locals said the students' eyes were bulging out and body parts were stuck in the wreckage of the car. Locals alleged negligence of the National Highway authorities in inviting such a horrific tragedy. The lack of adequate signboards and the fact that the lorry was parked on the first track of the National Highway contributed to the accident. The accident that killed actor Kollam Sudhi earlier occurred just 100 meters away from this spot.