Summary:
The accident happened when he was returning home after work.The car in which youths including the deceased Royce was travelling had rammed the bike driven by Jithendra. However, Royce who was driving the car succumbed to injuries later at the hospital.Hospital sources said that except for Abhilash, others who survived the mishap had minor injuries. Only one accident death was recorded in the stretch that year.“Most accident deaths are due to rash and negligent driving and riding bikes without helmets,” said officials. The mishaps resulted in deaths of six people and injuries to 64 in 2016. Abhilash is recuperating at a hospital here.The traffic police had been trying to reduce the rate of accidents in the container road through strict enforcement of traffic rules.In 2016, as many as 58 accidents happened on container road stretching from from North Kalamassery to Cheranelloor..