8 Engineering Students Killed as Car Crashes into Parked Lorry in Kerala

The Siliguri Today • September 5, 2026 • 11:55 AM

Thrissur, Kerala: Eight engineering students from Dindigul in Tamil Nadu were killed in a tragic road accident after their car crashed into a lorry parked allegedly in violation of traffic rules on NH-66 in Kerala’s Thrissur district, police said on Saturday.

The accident took place at around 11:40 pm on Friday near Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam. According to police, the students were travelling from Guruvayur towards Kodungallur when their car collided with the rear of a Maharashtra-registered lorry.

All eight students reportedly died in the accident. Police have initiated an investigation to determine the exact circumstances leading to the collision, including the circumstances under which the lorry was parked on the highway.

8 Engineering Students Killed as Car Crashes into Parked Lorry in Kerala

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