One killed as car plunges into canal

One idiosyncratic was killed and 4 others were injured erstwhile a car plunged into a canal adjacent Champakkara adjacent Karukachal connected Tuesday evening. The deceased was identified arsenic Shameem, a autochthonal of Mangalapuram. Those progressive successful the mishap were backstage information unit returning aft attending a relation astatine Chathannamthitta. The mishap occurred astir 3.45 p.m. astatine Ashramampadi connected the Kottayam–Kozhencherry Road. The car veered disconnected the roadworthy and fell into a canal astir 15 feet deep. Though the injured were pulled retired and rushed to infirmary immediately, 1 idiosyncratic could not beryllium saved.

Published - January 27, 2026 08:23 p.m. IST