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8 dead in Kerala's Thrissur after car crashes into parked lorry late at night

The car in which the youths were travelling collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam.

8 dead in Kerala's Thrissur after car crashes into parked lorry late at night

Eight individuals, believed to be students from Tamil Nadu, lost their lives in a road accident in Thrissur, Kerala on Saturday night. The collision occurred around 11:40 pm on Friday when a car crashed into a stationary lorry on the highway in Panambikkunnu, Kaipamangalam. The youths were traveling in the car that struck the parked vehicle, and tragically, they perished on the spot.

Rescue operations involving locals, fire and rescue personnel, and police personnel were carried out to recover the victims before their bodies were transported to Thrissur Medical College's mortuary. The vehicle, with a Tamil Nadu registration number, was reportedly en route from the Guruvayur area towards Kodungallur at the time of the accident. Authorities suspect the deceased to be students from Tamil Nadu.

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