Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu Employee Dies in Kerala Landslide, Remains Returned
Sangeetha Arul Lal worked at Tirusulam railway station in Chennai.
She travelled to Kottayam in Kerala for a railway meeting.
On Sunday evening, she visited Vagamon with a friend.
While they were returning, a landslide sent mud onto the road.
Sangeetha was riding a scooter and became trapped.
Local people helped remove the mud and rescue her.
She was taken to a hospital but died there.
Her friend was injured but is in stable condition, and the Tamil Nadu government is arranging to bring Sangeetha’s remains home.
Sangeetha Arul Lal, a railway counter clerk from Chennai, died in a landslide in Kottayam, Kerala.
She had travelled to Kottayam to attend a Southern Railway officials’ meeting.
The landslide struck while she and a friend were returning from Vagamon on Sunday evening.
Sangeetha was trapped under mud while riding a scooter and was later declared dead at a hospital.
The Tamil Nadu government is coordinating with Kerala authorities to bring her mortal remains to Chennai; her injured friend is stable.
- Who
- Sangeetha Arul Lal, a Chennai-based Southern Railway counter clerk, died; her friend was injured.
- What
- Sangeetha was killed when a landslide trapped her while she was riding a scooter.
- When
- The landslide occurred on Sunday evening; officials were making arrangements on Monday.
- Where
- The incident occurred near Vagamon in Kottayam, Kerala; Sangeetha worked at Tirusulam railway station in Chennai.
- Why
- She had travelled to Kottayam for a Southern Railway officials’ meeting and was returning from a visit to Vagamon when the landslide occurred.
- Deceased
- Sangeetha Arul Lal
- Occupation
- Counter clerk at Tirusulam railway station
- Travel destination
- Kottayam, Kerala
- Purpose of travel
- To attend a meeting of Southern Railway officials
- Incident location
- Near Vagamon, Kottayam
- Date of incident
- Sunday evening
- Government response
- Tamil Nadu is coordinating with Kerala to bring the mortal remains to Chennai
- Friend’s condition
- Injured and reported to be stable