Senior Photojournalist K Gopakumar Killed in Road Accident in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram: A senior photojournalist was killed in a road accident after a KSRTC bus hit his motorcycle here on Wednesday, police said. The deceased has been identified as K Gopakumar (58), chief photographer of the Malayalam daily Chandrika.

The accident occurred near Karakkamandapam on Wednesday morning when a KSRTC bus reportedly rammed into the motorcycle on which Gopakumar was travelling. He suffered fatal injuries and died on the spot, police said.

His wife, Bindu, who was riding pillion, sustained injuries in the accident and has been admitted to a private hospital in the city. Her condition is stable.

Gopakumar was well known in the photojournalist fraternity in Thiruvananthapuram and had been actively involved in the professional and organisational activities of photojournalists in the state capital.