Mysuru: A Malayali couple died after a car and a lorry collided near Begur, close to Mysuru in Karnataka. The deceased have been identified as Basheer Karinchery (53) and his wife Naseema Basheer (42), residents of Wayanad.

Mohammed Shafi (32), Jaseera (28), and Aysam Hanan (3), who were also in the car, were injured and admitted to the hospital.

The accident occurred around 10 am on Saturday. The family was travelling from Bengaluru Airport to Wayanad when their car collided with a Taurus lorry. According to reports, they had returned from a leisure trip to Thailand and were on their way home via Bengaluru airport.