A 12-year-old boy was killed and 11 other people injured after a fish-laden lorry collided with a minibus near Parassala during the early hours of Saturday.
The incident occurred at Inchivila around 3 a.m. The police identified the deceased as Aromal of Kothamangalam. He was part of a 12-member tourist group from Ernakulam that was headed for Kanyakumari. The over-speeding lorry that was transporting fish from Kanyakumari rammed their minibus, the police said.
The incident occurred when the vehicles were negotiating a sharp curve amid low visibility and a slight drizzle. Local residents rushed to the scene on hearing the sound of the collision to rescue those trapped in the minibus.
