The primary cause of the accident is touted to be the driver dozing off. Balabhaskar Chandran and his wife Lakshmi are critically injured
Noted violinist Balabhaskar Chandran and his family met with a car accident in the wee hours of Tuesday.
As per the latest updates from the scene, Balabhaskar is critically injured, while his two-year-old daughter Tejaswi Bala lost her life as an aftermath of the incident.
Balabhaskar, his wife Lakshmi and driver Arjun are at the moment undergoing tratment in a private hospital.
The accident apparently happened in Pallipuram, near Thiruvananthapuram.
According to people close to Balabhaskar's family, the violinist and his family were on the way back from Thrissur where they had gone to visit the famous Vadakkum Nathan Temple.
"As per preliminary information, the primary cause of the accident is touted to be the driver dozing off. The family was returning from Thrissur after visiting a temple," said the Police, as quoted by International Business Times.
As the driver Arjun accidentally slept for a while, the car hit a tree nearby. Soon, highway police were alerted, who then immediately rushed to the scene.
Even though the victims were soon transported to a nearby hospital, Tejaswi Bala could not be saved.
A new report by Asianet news channel reveals that both Balabhaskar and wife Lakshmi are in a critical condition.
The violinist has serious spinal injuries, and the medical team is planning to do surgical procedures to save his life.
More details regarding the duo's health condition are expected to be briefed by the doctors soon.
Apart from being a violinist, Balabhaskar is also an acclaimed music director. At the age of 12, he composed songs for the film Mangalya Pallakku and emerged as the youngest person to score tunes for a Malayalam film.
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