2 teens killed as vehicle rams tree trying to avoid tiger

: Two teenaged boys were killed when the van in which they were travelling skidded off the road and hit a tree after the driver swerved to avoid hitting a tiger at Bidurkadu, about 80 km from here today, police said.

While one teenager died on the spot, another succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kozhikode, where he was taken, they said.

The driver sustained minor injuries, police said.