Woman killed in accident

ALAPPUZHA: A 75-year-old woman died as a lorry hit her while she was standing in front of her house in the National Highway in Purakkad panchayat. The police identified the woman as Thankamma, wife of Bharghavan of Kunnasserry in Puthennada in Purakkad grama panchayat. The lorry, which had lost its control, hit her when she was standing in front of her house at 6 am on Sunday. She was admitted to the Alappuzha Medical College Hospital (MCH) and later to Kottayam MCH, but succumbed to her injuries by around 2 pm on Sunday. Ambalappuzha police has registered a case in this regard.