Kottayam (Keralam) | A 63-year-old man, injured in a road accident caused by the alleged attempted suicide by a young man earlier this month, died here a day ago while undergoing treatment, police said on Monday.

The deceased, identified as Rajan, and his family members were travelling in an autorickshaw to Ettumanoor to attend a wedding when the accident occurred on November 1.

The auto in which they were travelling was hit by other vehicles and overturned.

The elderly man succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night, police said.

The accused, Sharon (27), had allegedly confessed that he rammed into seven vehicles at high speed in an attempt to commit suicide.

The accident took place at the Kanjirapally Chotti intersection on National Highway 183 on the morning of November 1.

The accused is currently remanded to judicial custody.

Fourteen people were injured in the accident and Rajan was undergoing treatment at the Kottayam medical college hospital, police said.