Three killed as speeding Mini Cooper rams scooter on Nedumbassery Airport Road

KOCHI: Three people were killed in an accident that happened at Athani in Nedumbassery. The accident occurred after a mini cooper rammed onto a scooter on the Nedumbassery Airport Road. Two women and a youth, who were on the scooter, are the three killed. The dead have been identified as Devika, Gopika and Ijaz. Suhail Sajeev, who was on the driver’s seat, has been handed over to the police by the local people. Police suspect hat he was under the influence of drugs.

The accident happened Sunday morning at 2 am near the Athani Signal. The over speeded car that came from the airport area fatally knocked down the scooterists. According to the locals, the driver attempted to escape following the accident and aggressively stated that his family would handle any consequences.

The car stopped after dragging the scooter for nearly 100 metres. The three on the scooter died on the spot itself. Gopika is from Palakkad, Devika hails from Wayanad and Ijaz from Karnataka. Initial reports say the three are employees of a shop in Thrikkakara. The Nedumbassery police have taken Suhail into custody.