KALLAMBALAM: 27 people were injured in a collision between a KSRTC bus and a pickup van at Navaikkulam twenty-eighth mile on the national highway. 26 people in the bus and the driver of the pickup van were injured. The driver of the van, Vishnu, a native of Parayadi, Anchuthengu Nilakkamukku, is seriously injured. He was taken out by cutting open the vehicle. He was immediately shifted to Parippally Medical College Hospital in an ambulance and then to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. Around 26 people who were bus passengers were injured by hitting the seats and rails of the bus as a result of the collision.

Akshay (24) from Kallambalam, Alanov (21) and Arun (29) from Shaktikulangara, Vijayakumaran Nair (67) from Paripally, Ajayakumar (55) from Thiruvananthapuram Nadukkad, Sreeja (37) from Attingal, Shajana (40), Khadiya (10) and Nahas (28) from Pallimuk, Kollam, Jhansi (18) from Kadambanad, Omana (57), Anusha (27), Vipin (36), Roshni (54), Raji (33) from Kayamkulam, Viji (32) from Oyur, Abin (22) from Karingannur and Selvan (46) from Pulluvila, Thiruvananthapuram, Molikutty (61) native of Kundara Kumbalam, Tasni (28) native of Palayamkunnu, Roshni (63) native of Njekkad, Ramya (39) native of Kollam, Mini (54) native of Haripad, Rajila (46) native of Pallikal, Hamsat (50) native of Kollam Kannanallur and Sushilan (60), a native of Mundrothuruthu, was injured. None of the injuries were serious. They were admitted to Paripally Medical College Hospital and Chathanpara KTCT Hospital in various vehicles including an ambulance. Most of them left the hospital after primary care.

The accident happened yesterday evening. The KSRTC fast passenger bus, which was going from Neyyatinkara side to Kayamkulam side, collided with a Mahindra pickup van which was going to Anchuthengu side after unloading fish at Kalluvathukkal. Kallambalam Police, Highway Police, Fire Force and locals carried out the rescue operation. Traffic was blocked for an hour. Traffic was restored after the vehicles were moved to the side of the road. Due to the development of the national highway, the width on both sides of the road is less. It is concluded that the vehicles may have lost control and collided because of this. The impact of the collision completely destroyed the front side of the pickup.