<p>Five persons were killed in an accident in Alappuzha district early on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>The accident occurred when the car in which the five persons were travelling allegedly collided with a truck coming in the opposite direction, police said.</p>.<p>The mishap occurred at Ambalapuzha near here.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttar-pradesh-6-killed-as-truck-hits-car-in-unnao-1183661.html" target="_blank">Uttar Pradesh: 6 killed as truck hits car in Unnao</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said all the five were contractual employees at the canteen of ISRO in Thiruvananthapuram and were on their way to attend a wedding.</p>.<p>"The accident occurred at around 1.30 am. All five passengers died. The driver and the cleaner of the lorry are under custody," police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-60-yr-old-crushed-to-death-2-injured-after-truck-overturns-falls-on-them-1183662.html" target="_blank">Delhi: 60-yr-old crushed to death, 2 injured after truck overturns, falls on them</a></strong></p>.<p>Police sources said four of them died on the spot while one person succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.</p>.<p>The bodies have been shifted to Alappuzha Medical College and will be handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem.</p>
<p>Five persons were killed in an accident in Alappuzha district early on Monday, police said.</p>.<p>The accident occurred when the car in which the five persons were travelling allegedly collided with a truck coming in the opposite direction, police said.</p>.<p>The mishap occurred at Ambalapuzha near here.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/uttar-pradesh-6-killed-as-truck-hits-car-in-unnao-1183661.html" target="_blank">Uttar Pradesh: 6 killed as truck hits car in Unnao</a></strong></p>.<p>Police said all the five were contractual employees at the canteen of ISRO in Thiruvananthapuram and were on their way to attend a wedding.</p>.<p>"The accident occurred at around 1.30 am. All five passengers died. The driver and the cleaner of the lorry are under custody," police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-60-yr-old-crushed-to-death-2-injured-after-truck-overturns-falls-on-them-1183662.html" target="_blank">Delhi: 60-yr-old crushed to death, 2 injured after truck overturns, falls on them</a></strong></p>.<p>Police sources said four of them died on the spot while one person succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.</p>.<p>The bodies have been shifted to Alappuzha Medical College and will be handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem.</p>