PATHANAMTHITTA: Three women were killed when a car fell into a canal on the Adoor bypass. The dead have been identified as Indira (57), Sreeja (45) and Shakuntala (51) of Ayoor in Kollam. They were all relatives. The accident happened near the Karuvatta church at 1.15 pm today.

There were a total of seven people in the car. Four were rescued jointly by the locals and the fire force. The car was driven by Sarath (35) of Ayoor. He has been admitted to the hospital with injuries. Police said he was drunk. All in the car are from Ayoor in Kollam.