NILESWARAM: Two children met a tragic end when a car collided with a KSRTC bus near the Nakshatra Auditorium on the Aingoth National Highway. The deceased have been identified as Lahak Zainaba (12) and Zainul Ruhman (6), the daughters of Latif, a member of the Kallai family of Kanichira, who is working in Japan.

Latif's wife Suharabi (40), children Faiz Abubakar (20), Sherin (22) and Misab (3) were admitted to MIMS Hospital in Kannur and injured bus passengers Surya, Anil and Haridas were admitted to Aishal Hospital in Kanhangad.

They were coming to Kanichira in the car KL 13 T 5355 from Suharabi's house in Melparamba when the car collided with a bus going to Kasaragod at 12 noon yesterday. Faiz Abubakar was driving the car.

Kanhangad Fire Station Assistant Station Officer K Satish, Fire and Rescue Officers KM Shiju, GA Shibin, TV Sudheesh Kumar, Driver C Prathyuraj and Home Guard I Raghavan cut open the vehicle using a hydraulic cutter and pulled out Faiz Abubakar.

The bodies of the children will be buried at Marakkappu beach Ziyarathinkara Kabarsthan at 10 am today.