Actor Shine Tom recalls last moments of his father before fatal car accident
The actor also added that his brother, Joe John Chacko, was sitting in the front seat and escaped unhurt. He said, "My brother, Joe was sitting in the front. Joe didn't even have a scratch. I was thinking, 'How is he walking around like this, unharmed? Will he walk and then collapse or something?' Because the car was completely wrecked. I called out to daddy, but he wasn't responding."Shine also stated that he had about 30 stitches and a small crack on his spine. He further added that his brother suffered from seatbelt injuries. "Even if you wear a seatbelt, from the impact of the crash, you get chest pains. Those will gradually go away," he added.His mother dislocated her hip from the accident and is still recuperating. "Mommy's dislocated hip was relocated and put back in place. Now she's lying down. There's a small crack in her hip," he added.Shine Tom Chacko also stated that his mother often asks about his father's whereabouts.- EndsMust Watch
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