Bikes and autorickshaw collide in Kollam, one dead, six injured

KOLLAM: A 21-year-old biker died in an accident involving three bikes and an autorickshaw at Karavalur in Punalur in Kollam. The deceased has been identified as Swathi Prakash, a native of Punalur's Venchembu. Six people were injured in the accident.

Meanwhile, one person died in a collision between a bike and an auto-rickshaw in Palakkad. Deepak, a resident of Polpulli in Chittoor, who was riding the bike has been identified as the deceased. Vishnu, a native of Kunthipallam in Chittoor, who was traveling with him, was seriously injured.