5 of family sleeping in barricaded part of highway crushed under a truck in Kerala

According to the police, the deceased and injured beryllium to a nomadic household from a colony successful Palakkad on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. They had been staying successful the country for the past fewer weeks arsenic others successful their radical did unusual jobs successful the region.

The timber-loaded motortruck crashed the barricade earlier hitting the victims. The constabulary said the motortruck operator Chamakkalachira Jose, 54, and cleaner Ezhiyalakkunnil Alex, 33 – some hailing from Kannur – were inebriated astatine the clip of the accident. Both were arrested connected charges of culpable homicide.

Thrissur territory collector Arjun Pandian, who visited the spot, told reporters that astatine the clip of the mishap the cleaner was driving the truck, adding that helium did not person a valid driving licence. “After destroying the barricade, the motortruck went astir 50 metres up and ran implicit the family. Medical introspection shows that the motortruck operator and cleaner were inebriated. All steps person been taken to guarantee attraction for the injured,” Pandian said.
One of the rescue workers alleged that the motortruck did not halt adjacent aft the incident. It moved up but got stuck successful traffic.

Transport Minister K B Ganesh Kumar said the transport commissioner has been directed to motorboat a probe into the incident. “The registration of the motortruck and its licence volition beryllium suspended immediately. The driver’s licence volition beryllium cancelled. We person besides asked officials to guarantee that radical bash not slumber connected the roadworthy astatine night. The victims volition beryllium fixed fiscal assistance aft consulting with the Chief Minister,” helium said.