MALAPPURAM: One person was killed in an accident after a bus and a lorry collided at Kondotty in Malappuram. The dead has been identified as Viji (25) of Areekode in Malappuram. She was the nursing officer of Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. Twenty people sustained injuries in the accident.

The condition of one woman is stated to be serious. The accident happened near the Kondotty bypass at 6 am this morning. An over speeded Taurus hit the private bus proceeding to Kozhikode. The bus overturned due to the impact of it. The locals who rushed to the spot conducted rescue operations along with the drivers and traders. Those trapped in the bus were taken out and rushed to the hospital.