MALAYINKEEZHU: A house wife died after being run over by a speeding KSRTC bus here on Wednesday. She was riding pillion on her husband’s bike when a speeding bus hit their bike. In its impact she was thrown onto the road when the back tyre of the bus ran over her head. She died on the spot.

The accident happened on Wednesday 11:30 am in front of Malayinkeezhu electricity office. The dead was identified as Rajini Gopal (50), the wife of Machel Kovikuvila Ramnivas resident and retired SI Prabhakaran Nair (Prasannan).

The couple was travelling from Kattakada to Malayinkeezhu and the ordinary KSRTC bus was going towards Thiruvananthapuram from Kattakada.

The bike lost control after the bus rubbed against its handle while overtaking it. Prabhakaran Nair fell on the left side and his wife was thrown under the bus.

Prabhakaran Nair had sustained injuries on his legs and stomach. He is under treatment in Malayinkeezhu Taluk hospital.
The body was handed over to the relatives after post-mortem in Medical College. The cremation happened at Shanthikavadam.
The couple had no children.