RANNI: A woman was killed after a car collided with a tipper lorry in Ranni. The deceased has been identified as Kozhikode Mayanad native Mini James (48). Her husband James Thomas, sons Tiju Thomas and Thomas James and tipper driver Kottarakkara native Mohanachandran (49) were injured. The accident took place in front of Ranni Mini Civil Station on the Punalur-Muvattupuzha highway yesterday at around 4:30 am. Mini and her family were going from Kozhikode to the house of her daughter's husband in Ranni. It is believed that the accident took place as the driver fell asleep. Mini was sitting in the front seat.

Although officials of the Ranni fire station and the police rushed them to the Ranni Taluk Hospital, Mini could not be saved. James and his children were shifted to Kottayam Medical College Hospital. The car was completely destroyed in the accident.