Kottayam: Three people were killed as their car rammed a private bus in Ponkunnam near Kottayam on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Sukumaran (Monayi, 46) of Manarcaud, Kottyam; Ullas, 46, of Kalathipady, Vadavathoor, Kottayam; and Kannadasan, 36, from Alathur, Palakkad.

Aji, 40, of Anikkad in Ernakulam, who was also in the car, sustained minor injuries and has been discharged from hospital.

The accident occurred around 6.45pm between Ilangulam Gurumandiram and Randam Mile on the Ponkunnam-Pala road on Monday.

The car was going from Pallikathode to Peermade and the road was slippery after a rainfall.

The car was entirely damaged and it had to be cut open to take out the occupants.

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