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Deaf and dump man, son hit by train die - The Times of India
Young Yadhun Pious's mother looked at her son sleeping peacefully on his aunt's shoulders. She wanted to convey to him that the people who had thronged their home on Saturday afternoon were there to bid their final goodbye to his deceased father and elder brother. But being deaf and dumb she was helpless, and continued gazing at her husband and son lying inside the caskets.
There were hundreds of people at the Pious home, including mayor Tony Chammany and MLA Hibi Eden. Pious George and his four-year-old son, Excel Pious, had died, run over by a passenger train. Pious, who was deaf and dumb, was crossing the railway track at Pachalam, near his home, along with his son when tragedy struck.
Neighbours said that people who saw the approaching danger had tried to warn Pious. The driver of the locomotive too had sounded the horn. But being unable to hear, Pious stepped into danger. He died on the spot, and Excel, on reaching hospital.
Jijesh Annamala, a medical representative, was passing by when he saw the accident. It was he who took Excel to the hospital.
"A few minutes had passed by the time I reached the spot. I was shocked to see people just watching and commenting instead of taking the victims to the hospital. The boy was alive when I took him to the hospital. I will never forget the doctor's words. He said Excel might have survived had he been brought a little earlier," Jijesh, who is from Kannur said.
He cancelled his weekend journey home and decided to be with the family of Pious.
"Pious mostly accompanied workers as a helper at construction sites, doing woodwork, welding and painting. On days he was not working, he would help his father who runs a small hotel. Excel was a jovial kid running around with kids of similar age. The boy and his brother, unlike their parents, had no problems of speech or hearing, and we were very happy for the couple. It is very unfortunate that such a fate befell the family," said Raghunandhanan, who lives close by.
The funeral journey started from their home in Pachalam at 3.30 pm on Saturday, and after a short service the bodies were buried at Chathiath Mount Carmel Church cemetery.
Young Yadhun Pious's mother looked at her son sleeping peacefully on his aunt's shoulders. She wanted to convey to him that the people who had thronged their home on Saturday afternoon were there to bid their final goodbye to his deceased father and elder brother. But being deaf and dumb she was helpless, and continued gazing at her husband and son lying inside the caskets.
There were hundreds of people at the Pious home, including mayor Tony Chammany and MLA Hibi Eden. Pious George and his four-year-old son, Excel Pious, had died, run over by a passenger train. Pious, who was deaf and dumb, was crossing the railway track at Pachalam, near his home, along with his son when tragedy struck.
Neighbours said that people who saw the approaching danger had tried to warn Pious. The driver of the locomotive too had sounded the horn. But being unable to hear, Pious stepped into danger. He died on the spot, and Excel, on reaching hospital.
Jijesh Annamala, a medical representative, was passing by when he saw the accident. It was he who took Excel to the hospital.
"A few minutes had passed by the time I reached the spot. I was shocked to see people just watching and commenting instead of taking the victims to the hospital. The boy was alive when I took him to the hospital. I will never forget the doctor's words. He said Excel might have survived had he been brought a little earlier," Jijesh, who is from Kannur said.
He cancelled his weekend journey home and decided to be with the family of Pious.
"Pious mostly accompanied workers as a helper at construction sites, doing woodwork, welding and painting. On days he was not working, he would help his father who runs a small hotel. Excel was a jovial kid running around with kids of similar age. The boy and his brother, unlike their parents, had no problems of speech or hearing, and we were very happy for the couple. It is very unfortunate that such a fate befell the family," said Raghunandhanan, who lives close by.
The funeral journey started from their home in Pachalam at 3.30 pm on Saturday, and after a short service the bodies were buried at Chathiath Mount Carmel Church cemetery.
