MALAPPURAM: Three persons were killed when a car rammed a side wall and overturned at Pallippadi near Aravankara in
Malappuram early morning on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Unais, 28, son of Beerankutty from Mongam, Sanoop, 23 son of Ahammedkutty from
Kondotty and Shihabudheen, 26, son of Abdul Rasaq native of
Morayur in the district.
According to police the accident occurred on National Highway 213, around 3am.
The car rammed a side wall on Kozhikode-Palakkad highway and the vehicle overturned after the collision. Local people with the support of Fire and Rescue service personnel carried out the rescue operation immediately after the incident. Youth who were injured critically in the accident were rushed to government medical college
Manjeri where they were declared dead-on-arrival.
Police suspected that drowsy driving was the reason for the accident. The group were on the way from Kondotty to Malappuram. Manjeri police have registered a case in connection with the incident.