Overview

• The accident occurred on the Palakkad-Pollachi Road when an auto rickshaw braked for a large pothole, causing Nafisath Misriya to fall from her father’s scooter and be struck by a trailing bus.
• Nafisath, a second-standard student at St Paul’s School in Kozhinjampara, died at the scene while her father escaped with minor injuries.
• Local residents blocked traffic and staged protests, citing a string of fatal accidents linked to poor road maintenance in the Palakkad district.
• Kerala police have initiated an investigation into the crash and said they will soon register a formal case.
• State General Education Minister V Sivankutty expressed condolences and shared a tribute to the young student on his Facebook page.