Kozhikode: A man died while 11 were injured in a collision involving a private bus and a pickup van at Vadakara in Kozhikode on Wednesday.

The deceased was the driver of the pickup, PP Abdul Rasheed, 39, son of O Saduli of Kuttiyeri in Thaliparamba, Kannu. He succumbed to injuries at a private hospital in Vadakara.

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The passengers of the bus were those injured in the accident that took place on the national highway, near the Block Office at Kunjippalli, around 6 pm.

The pickup that was travelling toward Thalassery reportedly lost control in heavy rain and collided head-on with the bus. The body of Rasheed was moved to the Government Taluk Hospital at Vadakara.

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