Thrissur, June 7 -- Union Minister of State for Tourism & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, met actor Shine Tom Chacko at a private hospital in Thrissur.

Malayalam actor Chacko was admitted to the hospital after he met with a road accident in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

Chacko and his family were in a car accident, in which the actor lost his father.

South India International Movies Awards (SIIMA) took to X and extended condolences to Chacko and his family.

SIIMA wrote, "Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko was injured in a tragic car accident near Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The accident claimed the life of his father, CP Chacko, who died on the spot. The family was en route to Bengaluru when their car collided with a stationary lorry. Shine,...