{
  "id": 5700006,
  "title": "8 dead in Kerala's Thrissur after car crashes into parked lorry late at night",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/8-dead-in-keralas-thrissur-after-car-crashes-into-parked-lorry-late",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T02:47:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/eight-students-tamil-nadu-killed-as-car-rams-into-parked-lorry-in-keralams-thrissur-101788575573741.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The car in which the youths were travelling collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam.",
  "key_points": [
    "Eight individuals, likely Tamil Nadu students, died in Thrissur road accident.",
    "Car struck parked lorry at 11:40 pm on Friday night in Panambikkunnu.",
    "Rescue teams recovered bodies; victims transported to Thrissur Medical College."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The accident underscores the risks of late-night travel, particularly for groups of young people, and highlights the need for caution on highways, even when driving on well-traveled routes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "8 Killed As Car Rams Into Parked Lorry In Kerala's Thrissur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/8-killed-as-car-rams-into-parked-lorry-in-keralas-thrissur",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:08:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Kerala Tragedy: 8 Tamil Nadu Engineering Students Killed In Horrific Midnight Crash After Car Rams Into Lorry Parked On NH-66 In Thrissur | Watch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/kerala-tragedy-8-tamil-nadu-engineering-students-killed-in-horrific",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:05:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Kerala news: Eight Tamil Nadu students killed in road accident as car rams into parked lorry in Thrissur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/kerala-news-eight-tamil-nadu-students-killed-in-road-accident-as-car",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:38:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}