PANDALAM: After waking up in the morning to use the toilet, Geethakumari (57), who lives in Hargeetham at Mangaram Kunnikuzhi, slept in another room. After some time, a Taurus lorry crashed into the house. Lorry smashed the front of the bedroom where she had originally been sleeping. Geethakumari escaped undead because she moved to another room by luck. The accident happened around 3:30 am today.

The accident was caused by a Taurus lorry which was coming to Adoor after unloading soil for the construction of the National Highway at Haripad. The lorry lost control after hitting the car of Edappon native Advocate Devdas and crashed into Geethakumari's house on the roadside. Devdas was returning from the bus station after dropping his son who was going to Thodupuzha for his studies. Devdas also escaped without any injuries.

Geethakumari was the only one present in the house when the accident took place. Her husband Ranganathan and children are abroad. She woke up only moments before the accident. The lorry crashed into the house after breaking the wall. The front wall of the room was completely destroyed. Pandalam police has registered a case against the lorry driver