ALAPPUZHA: An engineer met with a tragic death after a car collided with a Taurus lorry on the national highway. The deceased is Alappuzha Mullakkal native Biju (48), who was the Kottayam District Environmental Engineer of the Pollution Control Board. The accident happened near the Mararikulam ground at 1 am on Monday.

Biju was returning home after attending a meeting in Ernakulam when the Taurus lorry collided with his car. Although the Mararikulam police soon reached the spot, they were not able to pull out Biju, who was seriously injured and stuck in the car. Following this, the Cherthala Fire Force broke the car open and took Biju to Alappuzha Medical College Hospital. However, he was soon declared dead.

Police suspect that Biju may have fallen asleep while driving. The traffic on the national highway was disrupted for three and a half hours following the accident. The lorry that was involved in the accident belongs to a highway construction contractor.