Idukki: A 32-year-old man and his eight-month-old child, who were part of a tourists team from Andhra Pradesh, were killed when the car in which they were traveling fell into a gorge near on Thursday morning, police said. The deceased are identified as Noushad and a girl child Naisa.
Two more are critical and being treated at the hospital. Police said the child died on the spot and the doctors declared the man dead on arrival. Police said the preliminary investigations suggest the driver might have dozed off at the wheel at the time of the accident happened.
The 18-member team of tourists from Andhra Pradesh was heading to Munnar when the mishap occurred. One of three cars they were travelling lost control. It veered off and fell into the gorge along the Bison Valley highway at around 7.30 am. The gorge was at least 500 ft deep.
A plantation worker who witnessed the incident said their entire troupe of 20 persons swung into rescue. "We saw the vehicle rolling down into the gorge. We ran to the site. We helped the injured up to the road and took them to the hospital in our vehicles. Rescue personnel joined us in a while," the worker said.
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