Alappuzha, Sept. 12 -- A 19-year-old budding athlete, Lakshmi Lal, daughter of Mani Lal and Manju of Vellikad, met with a tragic end after a trailer lorry rammed into her scooter at Kalavoor, Alappuzha, on Thursday evening.

The accident occurred around 4:25 pm near the Kerala Bank, just north of Kalavoor Junction on the Alappuzha-Cherthala NH service road. Lakshmi was on her way to the Prithikulamkara Stadium in Mararikulam South for training along with veteran athlete Vineetha, an FIR by the Kerala police said.

Vineetha, who was riding the scooter, suffered injuries but survived.

According to the FIR, the trailer lorry was being driven negligently and attempted to overtake the scooter from behind when it struck the two-wheeler. Both r...