Two killed in road accident in Kerala

Two people were killed after a car they were travelling in collided head on with a truck coming from the opposite direction near Adoor, police said on Friday.

Police said Noornadu resident Anuja (37), and her friend Hashim (31), a Charummoodu resident, were killed in the accident that took place at around 10.30 PM on Thursday.

According to the police, Anuja, a teacher at a nearby school, was on her way back from a tour with her fellow teachers, and when they reached a place called Kulakada, Hashim blocked the bus and asked her to get off the bus, which she did.

''She told her fellow teachers that he (Hashim) was her brother. The teachers, however, felt that something was amiss and called her on her phone. As she sounded terrified over the phone, the teachers immediately came to the police station to report the incident,'' a senior police official told PTI.

Police said while the teachers were narrating the incident, they received information about the accident.

''We have sought the call details of both the deceased. As per our preliminary investigation, we came to know that they were friends. We found a liquor bottle in the car. But whether he (Hashim) was drunk or not can be ascertained only after scientific examination, which will be conducted soon,'' police said.

Hashim is married and has a two-year-old daughter. Anuja has a son who is studying in class eight.

Meanwhile, locals told the media that it seemed like the car deliberately went to the other side of the road and hit the truck.

Some of the locals claimed before TV channels that they saw the car along the road last night before the accident and alleged that some sort of scuffle was happening inside.

However, police said they don't have evidence in that regard and they are examining the CCTV visuals. The locals have also claimed that the woman had told her colleagues that they were going to commit suicide.

However, the exact reason behind the accident can be ascertained only after a forensic examination, police said.

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