Alappuzha accident: MBBS student dies, toll rises to six

Kochi, Dec 5 (PTI) One of the MBBS students critically injured in the accident that claimed five lives in Alappuzha, has succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital, police said on Thursday.

Albin George (19), passed away following severe injuries sustained in the collision that occurred on the night of December 2 near Kalarcode in Alappuzha district.

The accident involved a rented car carrying first-year MBBS students from the Vandanam Government Medical College, which collided with a KSRTC bus.

Five students died on the spot, and six others were injured, one of them critically. With George's death on Thursday, the toll has now risen to six. PTI HMP SSK HMP SSK ROH