A 4-year-old, who travelled in the car, has been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.

A 4-year-old, who travelled in the car, has been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.

A 4-year-old, who travelled in the car, has been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.

Wayanad: Three members of a family were killed in an accident involving a car and a tanker lorry at Meenangadi near Sulthan Bathery on Monday.

The deceased are Pravish, 39, his wife Sreejisha, 32, and his mother Premalatha, 60.

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Their son Arav, 4, has been admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.

Pravish died on the spot, while Sreejisha and Premalatha died at the hospital.

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The incident occurred near the Kakkavayal nursery stop. They were bound for Pattavayal when their car had a head-on collision with the tanker lorry carrying milk.

They were returning from a marriage at Nanmanda in Kozhikode district. They dropped Pravish's sister Prija and her husband Biju at Kalpetta before their fateful journey.

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Pravish is survived by father Vijayan and sisters Pravitha and Pravya.