Five persons were killed when a train rammed into a car at an unmanned level crossing at Aroor in Alappuzha. The train which rammed into the car was the Hapa-Tirunelveli Express. The incident happened at 3 pm near the Aroor Kalathil Temple.
Sumesh (26), owner of the Tata Indica car KL 32 C 276 and a three-year-old boy identified as Nelfin, son of Vincent of Cherthala were among the dead.