Five youth were killed in a horrific accident on Monday after their car collided with a lorry near Ambalappuzha in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. The mishap took place at around 1:30 am on the national highway.

According to the reports, the car was on the way to Thiruvananthapuram when it collided with the lorry loaded with rice. The report states lorry was en route to Alappuzha from Andhra Pradesh.

The Ambalappuzha Police said four out of five people died on the spot, while the fifth person succumbed to his injuries during treatment at the hospital. The police have taken the bodies of the deceased for an autopsy at the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital.

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The deceased have been identified as Prasad, Shiju, Amal, Sachin and Sumod. As per the reports, four of them hailed from Thiruvananthapuram while the other one was from Kollam. The youth were employed at the ISRO canteen in Thiruvananthapuram.

The police have taken the lorry driver and his helper into custody.

Earlier today, three people were killed, while 10 others were injured after a crane came crashing down on them during the Draupathi Amman festival in a village near Chennai in Tamil Nadu.

The mishap took place during the Mayileru event at the Mandi Amman temple in Nemili, where around 1500 people had gathered to celebrate the festival. A police official said that an investigation has been launched to reveal the cause of the mishap.

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