Kollam: Six Engineering students were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tanker lorry at Sheemati junction, near JSM hospital at Chanthannur here around 2.15 am on Thursday.
The third year students of TKM Kollam Engineering College were returning from the Varkala beach after attending the New Year bash.
The deceased have been identified as Arun K Sabu (20) of Thrikkariyur, Sijo George John (20) of Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta, Syed Insamam Thangal (20) of Karikode in Kollam, Aju Prakash (20) Kilikollur in Kollam, Nikson of Thirumullavaram in Kollam, and Adil Shah of Thiruvananthapuram.