KOTTAYAM: A bus losing control rammed into a culvert, killing the driver. He has been identified as Rajesh Gopalakrishnan of Kottayam. The accident occurred at Edamattom in Kottayam, Monday morning. The bus that met with the accident was going to Pala from Chettuthodu.

Rajesh collapsed when the bus was coming down from a slope. With this, the bus lost control and rammed into a culvert. It also hit a coconut tree. The passengers escaped with minor injuries in the accident. Although Rajesh was immediately taken to the hospital, his life could not be saved.