The van veered off when the driver negotiated the 13th hairpin bend and fell to the 9th hairpin bend. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One more person who suffered injuries in the fatal accident involving a van carrying tourists from Kerala on the Valparai-Pollachi ghat section in the Coimbatore district on April 17 died early on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), bringing the death toll to 10. The deceased has been identified as Noushad Ali, a 39-year-old driver of Government Lower Primary School, in Pang, located in the Malappuram district. Published – April 22, 2026 10:21 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation चमक-दमक या शेखी?: पश्चिम एशिया और भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था में मंदी Kerala fireworks unit blast: Suresh Gopi visits site in Thrissur; Central team likely to probe incident