Thiruvananthapuram, Monday 15 March 2010: One person of a ganamela troupe was killed and 14 injured when their vehicle overturned after hitting a post at Kilimanoor. The dead has been identified as Prakash.

Athira Murali, who participated in Munch Star Singer 2009, a TV reality show, was also in the vehicle. The condition of four persons including Athira’s mother is stated to be serious. The van was going back from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram when the accident happened.