Man, his toddler daughter, and neighbour run over by mini-truck in Kerala’s Ernakulam
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By Express News Service
KOCHI: Three people along with a toddler died when a freight truck misplaced administration and ran into them on the Muvattupuzha-Thodupuzha State Highway stretch near Vazhakulam in Ernakulam district on Monday morning.
The victims have been acknowledged as Prajesh (36), an area of Koovelippady, Manjalloor, his daughter Alana, aged one 12 months, and their neighbour Mary John (60).
The mini-truck carrying gadgets was heading within the course of Thodupuzha from the Muvattupuzha facet. The truck misplaced administration and ran into the three pedestrians sooner than overturning.
Prajesh and Alana have been rushed to Thodupuzha Smitha Hospital the place every succumbed to accidents. Mary was shifted to Muvattupuzha General Hospital the place she breathed her remaining.
Vazhakulam police have arrested the driving force of the automotive and registered a case for inflicting demise to of us by doing a rash or negligent act not amounting to a culpable homicide beneath IPC half 304-A and rash and negligent driving endangering human life beneath IPC half 279. The police seized the automotive and shifted it to the police station.
“The driver claimed that he slept behind the wheel causing the accident. However, more probe is required into the incident. The bodies were handed over to relatives after postmortem,” a police officer talked about.
Bindu Gopi, the counsellor of Vengachuvad ward beneath Manjalloor panchayat the place Prajesh and his neighbour lived, talked about that the households of the victims have been from the low-income group.
“Prajesh who worked abroad for a brief period returned to Kerala some eight years back. Since then, he was working as a labourer. Prajesh and his mother also ran a tea shop at Koovelippady. His wife is studying for IELTS at Kollam. Since there was no one to look after Alna, Prajesh took her to their tea shop and the accident took place on the way. Prajesh married off his two sisters a few years back,” Bindu talked about.
On the alternative hand, Mary was a widow. Mary was part of a gaggle that cultivated greens at a neighbouring plot. “Mary was going towards the vegetable garden for harvesting when he was knocked down by the vehicle. She married off her one daughter a few years back. She has a son who is yet to be married. The rituals would be held on Tuesday,” Bindu talked about.
Manjalloor Panchayat President Ancy Jose talked about that although no accidents have been reported at Koovelippady recently, there have been frequent incidents at Muvattupuzha-Thodupuzha State Highway.
“This is a busy stretch with goods vehicles frequently passing day and night. Authorities should take the necessary steps to reduce accidents. Manjalloor Panchayat will also hold discussions with other concerned agencies to reduce accidents at the stretch,” she talked about.
KOCHI: Three people along with a toddler died when a freight truck misplaced administration and ran into them on the Muvattupuzha-Thodupuzha State Highway stretch near Vazhakulam in Ernakulam district on Monday morning.
The victims have been acknowledged as Prajesh (36), an area of Koovelippady, Manjalloor, his daughter Alana, aged one 12 months, and their neighbour Mary John (60).
The mini-truck carrying gadgets was heading within the course of Thodupuzha from the Muvattupuzha facet. The truck misplaced administration and ran into the three pedestrians sooner than overturning.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Prajesh and Alana have been rushed to Thodupuzha Smitha Hospital the place every succumbed to accidents. Mary was shifted to Muvattupuzha General Hospital the place she breathed her remaining.
Vazhakulam police have arrested the driving force of the automotive and registered a case for inflicting demise to of us by doing a rash or negligent act not amounting to a culpable homicide beneath IPC half 304-A and rash and negligent driving endangering human life beneath IPC half 279. The police seized the automotive and shifted it to the police station.
“The driver claimed that he slept behind the wheel causing the accident. However, more probe is required into the incident. The bodies were handed over to relatives after postmortem,” a police officer talked about.
Bindu Gopi, the counsellor of Vengachuvad ward beneath Manjalloor panchayat the place Prajesh and his neighbour lived, talked about that the households of the victims have been from the low-income group.
“Prajesh who worked abroad for a brief period returned to Kerala some eight years back. Since then, he was working as a labourer. Prajesh and his mother also ran a tea shop at Koovelippady. His wife is studying for IELTS at Kollam. Since there was no one to look after Alna, Prajesh took her to their tea shop and the accident took place on the way. Prajesh married off his two sisters a few years back,” Bindu talked about.
On the alternative hand, Mary was a widow. Mary was part of a gaggle that cultivated greens at a neighbouring plot. “Mary was going towards the vegetable garden for harvesting when he was knocked down by the vehicle. She married off her one daughter a few years back. She has a son who is yet to be married. The rituals would be held on Tuesday,” Bindu talked about.
Manjalloor Panchayat President Ancy Jose talked about that although no accidents have been reported at Koovelippady recently, there have been frequent incidents at Muvattupuzha-Thodupuzha State Highway.
“This is a busy stretch with goods vehicles frequently passing day and night. Authorities should take the necessary steps to reduce accidents. Manjalloor Panchayat will also hold discussions with other concerned agencies to reduce accidents at the stretch,” she talked about.
