{
  "id": 5926743,
  "title": "Kerala Car Crash: Viral Video Shows Engineering Students Smiling, Posing And Recording Their Trip Moments Before Horrific Accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/kerala-car-crash-viral-video-shows-engineering-students-smiling",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T06:21:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/kerala-car-crash-viral-video-shows-engineering-students-smiling-posing-and-recording-their-trip-moments-before-horrific-accident"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A viral video captures eight engineering students from Tamil Nadu smiling, taking selfies and recording their trip moments before a horrific car crash in Kerala. The students from PSNA College of Engineering in Dindigul were traveling in a Kia registered in Tamil Nadu when their vehicle collided with a parked lorry on the roadside in Thrissur. The crash, which occurred around 11:40 pm on September 4, was so severe that it left all eight students dead, with seven succumbing to their injuries at the scene and the eighth later passing away in Thrissur Medical College Hospital. The students, ranging from 20 to 21 years old, were studying mechanical and civil engineering. The tragic incident has raised concerns about overspeeding, the positioning of the lorry, and safety measures during highway construction.",
  "summary": "A video showing the eight engineering students from Tamil Nadu enjoying a seemingly carefree journey moments before their deaths in a horrific road accident in Kerala has gone viral on social media, offering a heartbreaking glimpse of their final moments together. The students, all from PSNA College of Engineering and Technology in Dindigul, are seen inside their car, smiling, taking selfies and…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}