Elderly woman killed as KSRTC bus hits car in Keralam’s Kumily
Five-member family from Pathanamthitta was en route to Velankanni when the bus from Kumily to Kottayam hit the car
A 71-year-old woman, Sali Thomas, from Mylapra in Pathanamthitta district, was killed when the car she was traveling in collided with a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus near Kumily in Kerala. The incident occurred on the Kottarakara-Dindigul National Highway at 66th Mile on Wednesday morning around 6.50 a.m. A family of five, en route from Kumbazha to Velankanni, was in the car at the time of the accident.
As their car reached the 66th Mile, the KSRTC bus, traveling from Kumily towards Kottayam, reportedly hit the car while negotiating a curve. The impact of the collision caused significant damage to the car, resulting in the death of Sali Thomas on the spot. Five individuals were present in the car: Alexander, his wife Mercy, daughter Angela, and two relatives, Mercy and Sali.
Alexander, the driver of the car, sustained minor injuries, while the others escaped without injury. The KSRTC bus driver allegedly failed to stop the vehicle immediately after the collision and drove an additional kilometer before stopping at Chottupara. The Kumily police have registered a case against the KSRTC bus driver for rash and negligent driving. The victim's body was later transported to a hospital for a post-mortem examination.
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