THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 40-year-old man was killed in an accident on Wednesday after the bike he was riding collided head-on with a private bus at Vettakkada near Edava. The deceased has been identified as Shanmughan,son of Arjunan Chettiyar, a resident of Koonayil, Paravur, Kollam.
The Ayiroor police registered a case in connection with the incident.
According to the police, the accident occurred at around 3.45 pm when a speeding private bus named ‘Apoose’, coming from Edava to Kappil, lost control and collided with the two-wheeler. Shanmughan died on the spot.