KOTTAYAM: Three people were killed after a jeep collided with an autorickshaw in Ponkunnam in Kottayam. All the deceased were passengers of the autorickshaw. The deceased are Pallikkathodu native Vishnu, and Thidanadu natives Vijay and Anand. Two others sustained injuries. There were five people in the autorickshaw. The accident took place at Kopprakkalam on the Ponkunnam-Pala road.

The accident took place at around 10.30 p.m. According to sources, the Thar jeep coming from the Pala side lost control and rammed into the autorickshaw. Both the injured were admitted to Kottayam Medical College Hospital. All the four persons in the Thar jeep were taken into custody by the police.