Traffic was disrupted on Thrissur-Palakkad National Highway early on Friday for hours as two lorries overturned after they collided with each other at Kuthiran. As the traffic was disrupted for about five hours, the tunnel road was opened temporarily to ease chaos. Long queuesThe vehicles collided with each other at the Kuthiran bridge and overturned on the road, blocking traffic. The traffic block was eased by 7 a.m. Though there was demand to open the tunnel road for traffic earlier, no decision was taken on this.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 17:15 UTC