A 51-year-old man and his 9-year-old son died after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a van in the Kanavampudi Junction area within the Chavakachcheri Police Division last night (13), police said.
Police said the accident occurred when the motorcycle, travelling towards Kanavampudi Junction along the Nunavil–Point Pedro Road, collided with a van approaching from the opposite direction near the junction.
The motorcyclist and the child sustained serious injuries and were pronounced dead upon admission to Chavakachcheri Hospital, police said.
The deceased were a 51-year-old father and his 9-year-old son, both residents of the Mattuvil South area.
The driver of the van has been arrested, police said.
Further investigations are being conducted by the Chavakachcheri Police.
