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Man Dies, Three Injured as Car Plunges into River in Keralam
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News18•26-09-2026, 10:30
Man Dies, Three Injured as Car Plunges into River in Keralam
- •Abhishek S Nair (27) died and three others were injured when their car crashed through a bridge railing and plunged into a river at Elappara, Keralam.
- •The accident occurred around 10 pm on Friday at Fourth Mile in Elappara, with CCTV footage showing the car approaching the bridge at high speed.
- •The deceased, Abhishek S Nair, a native of Adoor, was on a tour with his wife Kavya and friends Abhiram and Afsa.
- •Local residents initiated rescue operations, pulling the three injured occupants from the vehicle; Nair was deceased upon extraction.
- •Kavya, Abhiram, and Afsa were taken to Peermade hospital with non-critical injuries; police are investigating the cause, with preliminary thoughts suggesting Abhishek may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
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A car crashed through a bridge railing and plunged into a river at Elappara, resulting in the death of 27-year-old Abhishek S Nair and injuring three other occupants.
Police stated that the exact cause is yet to be ascertained, but a preliminary possibility is that the driver, Abhishek S Nair, may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
The car was carrying Abhishek S Nair, his wife Kavya, and their friends Abhiram and Afsa, who were traveling from a resort in Kuttikkanam to visit friends at another resort.
