Five medical students killed in Alappuzha accident

Five students died and two others were critically injured after their car collided with a state-owned Kerala State Road Transportation Corporation (KSRTC) passenger bus in Alappuzha district on Monday night. The incident took place around 9 pm when a group of seven MBBS students was reportedly travelling at a high speed in a Tavera car.

The impact of the collision was so strong that it left the car completely wrecked. Visuals showed the car twisted with widows shattered, while the bus' bonnet can be seen damaged.

According to officials, emergency responders had to cut through the mangled remains of the car to extricate the victims.