KALLAMBALAM: Two youths, including a newlywed man, were killed after two bikes collided near the Doubloon bar in Kallambalam. The deceased have been identified as Navayikkulam native Sadiq Ali (28) and Chemmaruthy native Ajeesh (25).

Sadiq Ali's wife Fauzia (20) and Thettikulam native Mithun (35) are undergoing treatment at Ananthapuri Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram. The marriage of Sadiq Ali took place on February 17. He was an employee of a supermarket in Dubai. He was planning to return to Dubai on March 18.

The accident happened at 11.45 pm on Sunday when Sadiq and his wife Fauzi were returning home on an Activa scooter after attending a wedding function. Ajeesh and Mithun were returning home on a pulsar bike after working in a dairy co-operative society near Parippally. Although the Kallambalam police rushed the four to the Parippally Medical College, both Sadiq and Ajeesh were pronounced dead. Fauzi and Mithun were later shifted to Ananthapuri Hospital by their relatives for specialist treatment. The cause of the accident is not clear. Police are examining CCTV footage nearby.