Tanker lorry crashes into tea shop in Thrissur; two people killed

THRISSUR: Two people died after a tanker lorry went out of control and crashed into a tea shop at Chelakkode in Thrissur on Wednesday morning. The accident took place on the Plazhi-Vazhakkad State Highway around 8 a.m. The deceased were Shameer, 42, a resident of Kalleppadam in Pazhayannur, and Joseph, 53, from Mannarkkad in Palakkad.

Tea shop owner Sasidharan of Neithukulangara House escaped with minor injuries. The lorry, which was carrying Milma milk, reportedly lost control while negotiating a bend near Chelakkode Centre and crashed into the tea shop.

Shameer and Joseph were trapped under the lorry after the crash. Fire and Rescue Services personnel and local residents worked together to pull them out. Although they were immediately rushed to a hospital, their lives could not be saved. Chelakara Police have registered a case in connection with the accident.