Kasargod : Four persons including three children who were travelling in an autorickshaw lost their lives when the auto collided head on with a private bus at Poochakkad near Kanhangad on December 26, Wednesday afternoon.

The autorickshaw had eight passengers who were on way to attend a wedding. The killed are Ratheesh, the auto driver and Anjitha(14), Sachin (5) and Abhishek(4).

According to the police the private bus in its bid to overtake another bus hit against the auto killing four and injuring four others.