Beer-laden lorry overturns after collision in Kerala’s Kozhikode; driver killed, bottles scattered on road

A lorry carrying beer from Karnataka overturned after colliding with a car in Kozhikode early Monday, killing its driver and scattering hundreds of bottles onto the road, the police said.

The deceased has been identified as Akhil Krishnan (30) of Valiamram, Pulpally in Wayanad district.

According to the FIR registered at the Chevayoor police station, the lorry, en route to Ernakulam, around 4 am, collided with a Telangana-registered car that was allegedly being driven negligently at Iringadanpalli junction.

The police said the impact caused the lorry to overturn, resulting in over 700 boxes of beer bottles falling onto the road.

After a nearly an hour-long rescue operation, Krishnan was pulled out from the vehicle and rushed to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, where he was declared dead, the police said.

More than 20 police personnel have been deployed at the accident site to prevent people from taking away the beer bottles.

The spilt bottles will be cleared after the Excise department completes the required documentation procedures, the police said.

A case has been registered against the driver of the other vehicle, and an investigation is under way.