ALAPPUZHA: Two people met with a tragic end after a car collided with a motorbike in Cherthala in Alappuzha. The deceased have been identified as Pattanakkad native R Jayaraj (33) and Thiruvananthapuram native Chinchu. The accident occurred in front of St. Micheal's College in Cherthala on the national highway.

After the car hit the bike, both vehicles lost control and collided with a trailer lorry. Jayaraj and Chinchu, who were travelling on the bike, died on the spot. The trailer lorry belonged to a national highway construction company. The bodies have been taken to the hospital.