KANNUR: One person was killed after a bus collided with a mini lorry at Thottada in the district. The bus overturned and injured nearly 25 people. The condition of two admitted in the hospital is serious. The head of the man dead has been severed.

The accident happened Tuesday early morning at 12.30. The bus proceeding to Pathanamthitta from Mangalore and the fish laden lorry with Andhra Pradesh registration from Thalassery was going to Kannur.

The dead person has not been identified. There were almost thirty people in the bus. It is reported that the accident was caused by over speeding of the bus.