# Eight Tamil Nadu Students Killed in Kerala Road Accident

Eight students from Tamil Nadu died when their car crashed into a parked lorry in Thrissur, Kerala.

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Local police informed PTI on Saturday that eight individuals believed to be students from Tamil Nadu were killed in a car collision in Kerala's Thrissur. [^1]

Locals, fire and rescue personnel and police rushed to the spot to rescue the passengers but all of them died on the spot. [^2]

The tragic road accident happened on Friday around 11:40 pm when the vehicle the youths were travelling in collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam. [^3]

As per media reports, the incident happened on an under-construction stretch of NH-66 and the victims included seven engineering students from Dindigul's PSNA College and the car driver. [^4]

All victims died on the spot following the collision. [^5]

The accident occurred around 11:40 pm on Friday, according to police reports. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Local police informed PTI on Saturday that eight individuals believed to be students from Tamil Nadu were killed in a car collision in Kerala's Thrissur. (mint, News)
2. Locals, fire and rescue personnel and police rushed to the spot to rescue the passengers but all of them died on the spot. (mint, News)
3. The tragic road accident happened on Friday around 11:40 pm when the vehicle the youths were travelling in collided with a lorry parked on the highway at Panambikkunnu in Kaipamangalam. (mint, News)
4. As per media reports, the incident happened on an under-construction stretch of NH-66 and the victims included seven engineering students from Dindigul's PSNA College and the car driver. (mint, News)
5. All victims died on the spot following the collision. (Hindustan Times, News)
6. The accident occurred around 11:40 pm on Friday, according to police reports. (Hindustan Times, News)

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