Kochi: In a pre dawn tragedy, three youngsters were crushed to death by a car speeding in a reckless manner at Nedumbassery today.Horror struck early in the morning near the Athani signal close to the Cochin International Airport, when an overspeeding Mini Cooper driven by 18-year-old degree student Suhail Sajeev rammed a scooter, killing three youngsters on the spot. The impact was so severe that the vehicle dragged the two-wheeler for nearly 100 metres along the road before coming to a halt, Manorama reported. Devika, 21, of Wayanad, Ijaz, 21, of Mangaluru and Gopika, 21, of Palakkad were those killed.The driver who was heavily intoxicated was nabbed by the locals when he was trying to escape. The victims were colleagues working at a commercial establishment in Thrikkakara.Nedumbassery police arrested the driver and impounded the car.
Speeding luxury car kills 3
