{
  "id": 5707871,
  "title": "8 killed in late-night car-truck crash in Kerala’s Thrissur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/8-killed-in-late-night-car-truck-crash-in-keralas-thrissur-5707871",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T03:34:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-thrissur-car-truck-crash-people-killed-10864023/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A fatal car-truck collision in Thrissur district, Kerala claimed the lives of eight people on Friday night. The accident occurred around 11:40 pm on the Guruvayur-Kodungallur highway when a car drove into a parked truck at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam. Police believe the victims, aged students, were from neighboring Tamil Nadu, though this has yet to be confirmed. The impact was so catastrophic that all eight occupants died instantly. Emergency services arrived at the scene, recovering the victims from the wreckage and transporting them to Thrissur Medical College.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Eight killed as car rams parked lorry on NH 66 in Thrissur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/eight-killed-as-car-rams-parked-lorry-on-nh-66-in-thrissur",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:36:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "8 killed in late-night car-truck crash in Kerala’s Thrissur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/8-killed-in-late-night-car-truck-crash-in-keralas-thrissur",
        "published": "2026-09-05T03:34:43.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}