Tourist jeep accident at Kakkadampoyil claims one life, leaves seven injured

KOZHIKODE: One person died and seven others were injured after a jeep carrying tourists lost control and plunged into a gorge at Kakkadampoyil in Kozhikode district.

The accident occurred on the Koodaranji–Kakkadampoyil route. The tourists, who were from Marad in Kozhikode, were travelling in an open jeep to visit Kakkadampoyil when the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to plunge down the slope.

Five of the seven injured people are in critical condition, while the other two sustained serious injuries. All the injured were rushed to a private medical college hospital in Mukkam.