THIRUVAMBADY: Two youths were killed after their bike collided with a JCB near Thrissur on the national highway. The accident happened Wednesday morning at 4.30 am near Paliyekkara toll plaza. The youths killed were natives of Thiruvambady in Kozhikode.

The dead has been identified as Athul Sabu (23), son of Sabu of Thiruvambady Punnakkal Thuruvel and Sarat Sebastian (23), son of Sebastian of Punnakkal Puranchira. The bodies of the two are kept at Puthucaud taluk hospital.

The two were students of Little Flower Engineering Institute in Kalamassery. The accident occurred when they were returning home after their college closed amid coronavirus fears.