Young actor Basil George who played the lead in Poovalliyum Kunjadum has died in a road accident near Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam, local media reports say. The accident is alleged to have happened at around 9 pm on Sunday (May 3, 2020).
It is being said that the vehicle had five individuals who were travelling to Muvattupuzha from Kolenchery. The cause of the accident is being attributed to the driver losing control of the vehicle, which hit an electric post and afterwards collided with a nearby shop and building that housed migrant workers. The car was completely damaged in the accident.
While Basil George, Nidhin and Ashwin died before they could be admitted to the hospital, two passengers and two of the workers sitting in front of the building were injured and were rushed to a private medical college hospital in Kolenchery.
The ones killed in the accident along with Basil have been identified as Nidhin (35) and Ashwin Joy (29); and the injured are Latheesh (30), Sagar (19), migrant workers in the building - Ramon Sheikh (37), Amar and Jaydeep (30). Local people and fire personnel took the injured to the hospital.
Basil was born to Mekkadambu native George and Siji, and has a brother, Bensil. Our condolences to the departed.