Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Family of Three Killed as Car Rams Motorcycle in Thrissur
A family of three was riding home on a motorcycle after going to a wedding.
They stopped beside the road to answer a phone call.
A car traveling in the same direction crashed into them.
The crash threw the family members nearly 50 metres away.
They were taken to private hospitals with serious injuries.
Doctors could not save them.
Police said the car driver left the scene.
Two other people in the car were detained for questioning.
Police are searching for the driver and investigating the crash.
Muneer, his wife Safna or Shafna, and their three-year-old son died after a car struck their motorcycle.
The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday on the Guruvayur–Kunnamkulam road in Thrissur district.
The family was returning from a wedding and had stopped by the roadside to take a phone call.
Police said the car lost control, while one report described it as speeding; the victims were thrown nearly 50 metres.
The car driver allegedly fled, two other occupants were detained for questioning, and police launched a search.
- Who
- Muneer, his wife Safna or Shafna, and their three-year-old son, identified in reports as Yamil Aibak or Mohammed Ameen Aibak.
- What
- Three family members died after a car crashed into their motorcycle.
- When
- Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, described by one report as around midnight.
- Where
- The Guruvayur–Kunnamkulam road in the Kunnamkulam area of Thrissur district, Kerala.
- Why
- Police said the family had stopped to take a phone call and that the car lost control; one report described the car as speeding.
- Victims
- Muneer, his wife Safna or Shafna, and their three-year-old son
- Reported ages
- Muneer was 35; reports gave Safna’s age as either 25 or 28; their son was three
- Crash time
- Around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, or around midnight
- Location
- Guruvayur–Kunnamkulam road, Thrissur district, Kerala
- Circumstances
- The family was returning from a wedding and had stopped by the roadside to attend a phone call
- Impact
- The three motorcycle occupants were reportedly thrown nearly 50 metres and later died in private hospitals
- Police action
- The driver allegedly fled; two other car occupants were detained, and a search for the driver is underway
