KOCHI: In a freak accident, three youth died after the scooter they were riding on went out of control and rammed into an electric post late on Saturday at Venmony in Alappuzha.
The deceased have been identified as Balu Balakrishnan (23), son of Balakrishnan, Thekkeplantharayil, Cheriyanad, Aneesh (23), son of Ramachandran, Puthenpura Thekkethil, Cheriyanad, and Gopan (22) of Mavelikkara.
Venmony police said that Gopan died on the spot while the other two were rushed to Alappuzha medical college. They later succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
The accident took place at around 9pm on Saturday. Police said that all three of them were travelling on the same scooter. The vehicle went out of control at Aanjilichuvadu junction at Venmony and hit the electric post. The scooter then overturned into an open drain along the road. Police said that passersby noticed the vehicle and rushed them to the hospital. Venmony police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
Police said that the body would be handed over to the kin after autopsy.
