Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 Three people were killed after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a sidewalk here in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Pranav and Sajin, residents of Neyyattinkara, and Hrithik, a resident of another state.
Police officials said the deceased were employees of a restaurant.
The accident occurred in Karamana around 1:30 am when the trio were returning from the restaurant on a motorcycle.
The speeding motorcycle lost control while negotiating a curve, police said.
The motorcycle first hit a sidewalk and then crashed into two other motorcycles parked by the roadside.
Although the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, all three succumbed to their injuries.
The Karamana Police, which has launched an investigation, said the riders were suspected to have been travelling without wearing helmets and had suffered severe head injuries.
The bodies of the deceased will be handed over to their relatives after the post-mortem, police said.
