Bike Accident at Near Thottamon Temple in Ranni

 The CCTV footage of the accident that occurred on the night of 2nd May 2024, at the most dangerous curve of Punalur-Muvattupuzha highway near Thottamon in Ranni. This area was already in the news for the constant spillage of diesel at the curve, resulting in two-wheeler skidding and falling dangerously. Last night, a young man travelling on a KMT Duke bike dangerously rode through the curve and ended up bumping into a pickup van from the back side.

The bike was also not supposed to try overtaking the pickup van at this curve and as per the visuals from the vide, it is clearly evident that the biker was at fault. The bike was taken to the hospital and his condition is not still known. Hope that he recovers fast, and may the video footage of this accident be an eye opener to everyone who dare to overtake and drive dangerously on curvy roads. The location in the video is just after the Thottamon Kavu Bhagavathy Temple in Ranni and before Thottamon St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral.

The Punalur Muvattupuzha Highway in Ranni Making Travel Difficult

The Punalur - Muvattupuzha State highway which pass through Ranni is facing serious problems a most of the areas of this highway are in a bad condition, making it much difficult to travel. The area of the Punalur - Muvattupuzha highway from Valiya Parambil padi to Ittiyappara have become almost difficult to travel on a vehicle as most part of it has developed huge pothholes. Same is the case with the section from Thottamon to Blockpady as most of the area have become unsuitable for travel.

People who travel through this area would dare to travel once again as such is the bad conditions of the roads in Ranni. A lot of vehicles gets damaged as a result of traveling through the bad roads in Ranni. The area from Ittiyappara Market to the Bypass is the most affected and a lot of accidents occurs as a result of the bad road conditions.

The reason for the bad state of road is the maintenance work done by the water authority as a part of placing their pipes by the side of the road. It has been a long time since the roads have been facing this situation and the PWD department has not done anything so far to repair the roads in Ranni.

The area from Perumbuzha to Ittiyappara was retared few months ago, but it has returned to its old state in a short span of time. People traveling on two wheelers face most of the dangers and a lot of accidents are reported on a daily basis. The Punalur - Muvattupuzha state highway is one of the major roads in Kerala and Ranni is also a booming town, but the bad situation of the roads always puts a black scar on Ranni's image.