Death from container lorry running over scooter rider's head: Husband's tragic end in front of wife's eyes

KOLLAM: A husband died tragically in front of his wife when a container lorry hit the scooter they were riding on. Girish Kumar (38, Giri), son of Rajan Pillai and Prabhavathi Amma, died instantly after the rear wheel of the lorry ran over his head. His wife Anitha (37) escaped with minor injuries.

The accident took place at the iron bridge near the Kollam KSRTC junction around 10 am yesterday. The two were returning after coming to Kollam to get Anitha's passport done. While the scooter was going from the passport office to the collectorate, a lorry that was trying to overtake from the left side hit the scooter. Girish fell off the scooter, which lost control, and the rear wheels of the lorry ran over his head. Anitha escaped because she fell to the opposite side. Lorry driver Prince (34), a native of Neyyattinkara, was arrested by the East Police. The vehicle was taken into custody.

Anitha was given first aid at the district hospital and discharged. The body will be cremated today after a postmortem at Paripally Medical College Hospital.

Children: Adithyan, Aditya. Brothers: Ratheesh Kumar, Rajesh Kumar.