PALAKKAD: Two youths tragically lost their life after their bike collided with a lorry in Palakkad on Saturday. The accident took place this morning at Puthuppariyaram on the Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway.
The victims have been identified as Kannan and Rinshad, natives of Palakkad Makkaraparamba. The two fell off from the bike after ramming into a lorry and died instantly. The motorcycle then went aflame and got completely burnt. The police reached the spot after getting information about the accident and took both youngsters to the hospital but their life could not be saved. According to the lorry driver, the bike with youngsters was speeding on the road and lost control before ramming into the truck.
Police found that the youngsters were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident. The dead bodies are kept in the Palakkad district hospital mortuary and will be released to their relatives after legal proceedings including post-mortem.