Kochi, Three people, including two women, were killed as a speeding car hit the two-wheeler they were riding in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.
“Their two-wheeler was hit by a speeding car. Locals rushed all three riders of the bike to the hospital, but they died. Visuals of the accident aired on TV channels showed the car coming at very high speed and ramming into the two-wheeler, which was on the extreme left side of the wide road.
The accident occurred close to Nedumbassery airport here at around 2 am when the three were returning home after having tea at a nearby shop, they added. The officer also said that police patrolling and other measures will be strengthened in the area near the airport to prevent such accidents due to overspeeding.
The victims are Gopika from Palakkad, Devika from Wayanad and Ijaz, a native of Karnataka,” a police officer told reporters. He said that all three died in the incident and the car was also badly damaged in the accident. Police said that the person driving the car Suhail has been taken into police custody after his medical examination.
He said that according to the preliminary investigation, it is suspected the driver was drunk, but the same has to be confirmed by blood test reports, which are awaited.
