THE section of the Kozhikode-Palakkad national highway in Panayampadam, near Mannarkkad, where four students were killed after a speeding cement-laden lorry veered off course and toppled over them on Thursday evening, is known to be accident-prone. In fact, an IIT study had recommended "urgent safety measures" on the stretch that authorities have only partially implemented.
A special team of the motor vehicles department (MVD), led by Palakkad RTO Mujib C U, inspected the site and the vehicles involved soon after the shocking accident.
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