IDUKKI: A bike-tourist bus collision claimed the lives of two youths. The accident happened on the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway. The dead have been identified as Karthik from Thrissur and Aravind from Erumeli.

The bike hit the halted tourist bus. The accident happened while they were returning to their work place in Ernakulam from Munnar. Initial reports said excessive speed is the cause of the accident. The body has been shifted to the mortuary of Adimali Taluk Hospital.

Two people were killed the other day after a goods lorry collided with a car at Nattika in Thrissur. Four people were seriously injured. The dead were natives of Tirur in Malappuram. Anas (24), Muhammad Bilal (23) and Shihas (24) are undergoing treatment at Thrissur Ashwini Hospital. One is undergoing treatment at Mother Hospital. A group of six people were in the car who were returning from Kodaikanal.