KOLLAM: Two girl students were grievously injured - one of them critical - after an over speeding car hit them in Kollam on Tuesday evening. Hockey players Dhanalakshmi and Chinnu Lakshmi - both natives of Vallikeezhu - were going back after practice, when the car allegedly driven by KSU workers returning after Kalashakottu, rammed into them at around 7 pm along the Kollam - Asramam link road.
Chinnu Lakshmi is in a critical condition and is currently on ventilator support. Dhanalakshmi too sustained serious injuries. The car, owned by UDF candidate Bindu Krishna's son, was driven by his classmate and Kollam Law College student Devanandan, a Neyyattinkara native. He was taken into custody by the Kollam East Police.
Four KSU workers were in the car at the time of the incident. The police officials confirmed that the candidate’s son was not in the vehicle.
According to the police, the car driven at high speed, rammed into the girls while they were walking along the footpath. The impact threw them into the nearby lake. Two youngsters from a nearby shop rushed to their rescue and brought them ashore. They were first taken to a nearby hospital and later shifted to a private medical college hospital in Kollam, where they are undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, the CPM has raised the issue ahead of the elections, demanding action against those who caused the accident. CPM leaders visited the relatives of the injured at the hospital.