THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 21-year-old youth was killed after a KSRTC bus and his bike collided in Pallippuram. The dead is Ashiq of Pallippuram. The incident happened Thursday early morning at 1 am in Muzhuthiriyavattom. The bus coming towards the capital city collided with the bike.

Traffic restrictions were imposed here where the construction of the national highway is going on. The bus came from the wrong side of the road. Ashiq, who was seriously injured in the accident, was admitted to the medical college hospital but his life could not be saved. Mangalapuram police have registered a case in the incident. The body of the youth has been shifted to the medical college morgue. It will be handed over to the relatives after postmortem.