Infant dies after tourist vehicle overturns in Kerala

An 11-month-old child died after a tempo traveller overturned near Koombara in Koodaranji, in Kerala’s Kozhikode district, on Saturday afternoon, according to The Hindu. The child was identified as Amish Adam, the son of Shahinsha of Kalikavu in Malappuram. He was travelling with a group of about 20 people returning from a resort in Kakkadampoyil, a popular tourist destination in the district.

The vehicle overturned when its driver lost control while negotiating a sharp turn. The supplied report did not state whether any other vehicle was involved or provide details about the road conditions at the time of the crash. Amish was seriously injured and taken to the Government Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode, but doctors could not save him, the report said.

Other passengers were also hurt. One passenger was rescued after breaking open the vehicle, according to the account. The injured, including children, were admitted to the medical college hospital in Kozhikode and a private medical college hospital in Mukkom.

Residents, police officers and Fire and Rescue Services personnel coordinated the rescue operation at the scene. The available material did not give the number or severity of the other injuries. The accident occurred as the group returned from the resort, but the source did not identify the travellers’ relationship to one another or provide information about the driver’s condition.

Police and emergency workers’ response focused on freeing passengers and taking the injured to hospital. No further details about possible legal action, the vehicle’s ownership or the formal cause of the crash were provided.