Kalarcode accident: Edathua native succumbs to injuries, death toll reaches six

ALAPPUZHA: Another medical student injured in the Kalarcode accident died on Thursday. Alvin George, a native of Edathua died while undergoing treatment at Ernakulam Hospital. He was seriously injured in the accident. With this, the death toll in the Kalarcode incident has risen to six.

First Year M.B.B.S., Alappuzha Medical College Students Kannur native Muhammad Jabbar, Kuttanad native Ayush Shaji, Devanand from Malappuram, Srideep from Palakkad and Muhammad Ibrahim from Lakshadweep died in the accident.

The accident occurred at 9:30 pm on Monday at Kalarcode-Changanassery Road in Alappuzha. The bus coming from Guruvayur to Kayamkulam crashed into the Tavera car. Three people seated in the front and two from the rear seat died instantly after the crash. The students were heading towards Alappuzha to watch a movie. Eyewitnesses confirmed that it was the speeding car that rammed into the KSRTC fast passenger bus. The car got smashed to shreds in the accident. It took great effort from police and locals to tear apart the vehicle, take out the bodies and rush the injured to hospital.

According to onlookers, the Tavera car used by the students overtook a vehicle but came in close range of another bus coming in the opposite direction. The brakes were applied but the rain made the road slippery. The car thus skidded into the opposite lane and crashed into a KSRTC bus. Heavy rain, poor visibility and the youthful frivolities proved to be the deadly combination.