Believers Church head Athanasius Yohan dies after car accident in US

Athanasius Yohan I had sustained some serious injuries, mainly to the head and chest, in the accident that occurred on May 7, the official of the Thiruvalla-based church said.

The Supreme head of the Believers Eastern Church, Athanasius Yohan I, who met with an accident in the United States, has died in a hospital there, Church officials said on Wednesday (May 8).

"He passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest in a hospital in Dallas, Texas, where he had been receiving treatment since his accident," a Church official said. He was 74.

Athanasius Yohan I had sustained some serious injuries, mainly to the head and chest, in the accident that occurred on May 7, the official of the Thiruvalla-based church said.