accident

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A pothole has claimed one more life in the state. One died after a car overturned into a pit taken for the construction of the bypass road in Attingal. The accident happened last night at 11:30 pm. There were five people in the car. The car that was going to Alamcode from Kadakkavoor met with the accident. The dead is a native of Palachira. Those injured have been shifted to the hospital.

Meantime, two people died in the road accident at Kulanada in Pathanamthitta. A jeep going to Kottayam from Anchal lost control and hit a KSRTC Swift bus. The incident happened last night.

The two dead are Lathika and Arun Kumar, the jeep driver, natives of Anchal. Both are relatives. The accident happened when they were going to attend a funeral in Kottayam. There were eight people in the jeep. Arun Kumar and Lathika died on the spot itself. The injured have been shifted to the hospital.