“I cried on the road, begging for help”: Shine Tom Chacko recalls heart-wrenching car crash

Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko has shared a deeply emotional recollection of the tragic car accident.The accident claimed the life of his father, C.P. Chacko. In an interview with The Cue, Shine opened up about the trauma, pain, and irreversible void the incident created in their lives.“He gave me a biscuit… Then everything went silent”The accident took place on the Hosur National Highway near Palakkad, in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district. Shine, who was recovering from addiction at the time, had taken medication to help him sleep. “Dad gave me a biscuit, maybe two or three times,” he recalled. “I was resting in the backseat… the next time I opened my eyes, the car had already crashed.”

His father never spoke after that.

Shine, his mother Mary Carmal, and his brother Jo John were injured, while the driver miraculously escaped unhurt. Shine’s left hand was badly hurt and required 30 stitches; he also sustained a small spinal fracture.“She kept asking, ‘Where is Daddy?...”For Shine, the hardest part was watching his mother try to understand the tragedy. “She kept asking, ‘Where is Daddy?’ even though he was right next to us,” Shine said, breaking down. “I would lie and say, ‘Daddy is here with us,’ hoping she’d find some peace.

But then she’d ask again.”He expressed that his mother, more than anyone else, bore the heaviest emotional loss. “She lost her life partner. She still hasn’t come to terms with it.”"That day, I was on the road, crying…"Shine admitted the experience left him emotionally scarred. "Until I lost my father, the death of someone else’s parent was just another piece of news. That day, I was on the road, crying and pleading for help," said the actor.The actor also revealed that he isn’t considering remarriage, as the idea of raising children and worrying about their safety feels too overwhelming at this time. Shine said if he or his brother had died that day instead of their father, the pain for their parents would have been unimaginable.