Thiruvananthapuram: In horrid turn of events, a young man in Kerala lost his life in a bike accident unaware of the fact that his parents were ready to spring a surprise on him the following day with a new bike for his 21st birthday.
The parents, K Vijayan and Sathi, had purchased a new bike for their son Vishnu Vijayan and had kept it a secret so they could hand over the keys to him on Thursday, his 21st birthday.
Vishnu was known to have a liking for bikes.
Surprise turns to shock
Vijayan and Sathi who were eagerly waiting to spring a surprise on their son were in turn served with the shock of their lives, hearing of their son’s death in a bike mishap on Tuesday.
Vishnu Vijayan lost his life in a bike accident near Piravom, a town between Kottayam and Ernakulam on Tuesday.
He had been employed in a private company in Ernakulam, from where he was commuting home on bike when the accident occurred. Police suspect that he lost control of the bike while attempting to avoid a pothole on the road.
The seriously injured youth was rushed to a private hospital in Kochi, but could not be saved. His father works as a farm labourer and his mother works with a women’s self-help group. Vishnu Vijayan’s sister’s marriage was held only a few weeks ago.
Road fatalities
Kerala’s annual road accident deaths have crossed 4,000 in recent years.
In 2019, 4,370 people were killed and 44,467 injured in 39,944 accidents in the state.
Last Tuesday, five passengers of a car were killed when their vehicle collided with a mini truck carrying fish at Kallambalam near Thiruvananthapuram.
