62-year-old man dies after reversing vehicle crashes into Kozhikode house
K. Rajan, 62, died after an off-road vehicle lost control while being reversed near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district and struck a house where a funeral was being held. Another visitor and the driver were injured, while several people in the courtyard moved away in time. Part of the house wall was damaged.
A 62-year-old man died after an off-road vehicle crashed into a house near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district on Sunday morning, The Hindu reported. The deceased was identified as K. Rajan.
The accident occurred at about 7.45 a.m. at Kavumvattam, while a funeral was being held at the house. According to the report, the vehicle had dropped off a passenger at the house and was being reversed when it lost control.
Mr. Rajan was standing in the courtyard when the vehicle rammed into the building. He suffered serious injuries and was taken first to Koyilandy taluk hospital.
He was later shifted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode for specialised treatment, where he died. Another person who had arrived at the house to attend the funeral was injured in the collision. The vehicle driver also sustained injuries.
Several people in the courtyard escaped injury after moving away when the vehicle suddenly veered out of control. The source material did not provide details of the severity of the other injuries or identify the driver. The crash also damaged part of the house wall.
The report did not state whether police had registered a case or whether any investigation into the cause of the vehicle’s loss of control had begun. The incident occurred during a gathering for the funeral, but the source did not provide further details about the event or the people present. The available information focused on the collision, the death and the damage to the building.
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