KOLLAM: A housewife traveling with her husband on a scooter met a tragic end after a tipper lorry crashed behind the scooter. The deceased is Pavithreswaram native J Girija (56). Her husband Sundaresan has been admitted to the hospital with injuries.

The accident took place on Kaithakkode-Poreekkal road near the Poreekkal health sub-center at around 10.45 a.m. yesterday. Girija was on her way to see her grandchild who was undergoing treatment in Kollam. The accident took place while Sundaresan was taking Girija to the bus stop. The tipper, which was trying to overtake the scooter, swerved to the left and hit the scooter while trying to give way to a car coming from the opposite direction. The tipper, which was trying to overtake the scooter, swerved to the left and hit the scooter while trying to give way to a car coming from the opposite direction. Girija fell on the road with a serious head injury and was run over by the lorry. Sundaresan fell to the other side. Panmana native Rameshan, the driver of the tipper lorry, was taken into custody by the Ezhukon police.