Two people, including an 18-year-old girl, were killed, and four others sustained serious injuries after their car plunged into a 600-metre gorge at Kaduvappara, near Murinjapuzha, on the Kottarakkara-Dindigul National Highway on Thursday.
According to the Peruvanthanam police, the incident occurred around 3.30 p.m. The deceased have been identified as Sindhu, 45 and Bhadra, 18.
The injured are Shibu, 51; his wife Manju, 43; his daughter Bhagya, 12, all residents of Navayikkulam, and Adidev, 21, son of Sindhu, both hailing from Attingal. The deceased Bhadra is the elder daughter of Mr. Shibu and Sindhu was Ms. Manju’s sister.