Kochi: Four members of a family were killed and another injured in a collision between a jeep and private bus at Sobhanapady in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district here this morning, police said. The deceased were identified as Chandran (42), his wife Bindu (30), their three year old son Visakh and Bindu`s father Susheelan (60), police said.
While three of the victims died on the spot, Visakh, who was critically injured died at the Kolenchery Medical Mission Hospital where he was taken.
Chandran was driving the jeep, police said.
The bus was on its way to Kothamangalam from Neriyamangalam while the jeep was coming in the opposite direction, they said. PTI