MALAPPURAM: Three men were killed in a collision between a goods autorickshaw and a bus at Mankada in Malappuram. It is learnt that two others were seated in the driver's cabin of the autorickshaw along with the driver. One of the deceased has been identified as Kozhikode Agastiamuzhi native N Siju while the other two bodies are yet to be identified.

Locals who witnessed the incident said that the goods autorickshaw crashed into the bus. Though the injured were soon rushed to a private hospital in Perinthalmanna, they were soon pronounced dead.