One killed, 11 injured after vehicle carrying Ayyappa pilgrims’ hits lorry in Ponnani

MALAPPURAM: An Ayyappa pilgrim died in an accident that happened in Ponnani. The vehicle carrying pilgrims from Karnataka hit the lorry. The dead is Umesh (43) of Karnataka. The accident happened Monday morning.

Sabarimala pilgrims had met with an accident yesterday also. The accident happened after KSRTC buses collided on the Sabarimala path. The buses met with the accident near Nilakkal-Pampa Road Attathodu.

Buses on chain services in Nilakkal-Pampa route collided. The driver injured is undergoing treatment and his condition is stated to be serious. There were many passengers but none sustained injuries. The pilgrims were later brought to Nilakkal and Pampa in other vehicles.