THRISSUR: A father died on his return journey back from the hospital after consulting his son for illness. An accident happened near Thrissur Vadanappally during the late hours of the night, exactly to be at 1 am killing one and injuring three others in the melee.

Padiyur native Jithu(38) along with his wife was returning back home after consulting their son Adrinath(3) at a hospital in Thrissur. Jithu was driving the autorickshaw, while his wife, son, and father-in-law were seated back. The ambulance which was coming from Kanjany rammed into the auto at high speed. Jithu died at the spot while all the others including his son were seriously injured.

Jithu’s wife Neethu and son are now admitted to a private hospital in Thrissur. Both are currently placed in ventilator support while Neethu’s father is in ICU. The ambulance driver and the patients inside suffered no injuries.