A white car that is moving too fast on a narrow road, hits a bike that was standing on the road, and suddenly swerves. It then hits three students who were walking towards it. The girls are tossed several metres into the air before they fall into a canal, away from the camera’s purview. The car meanwhile has zoomed past, out of the frame. Another clip shows the car ramming into a student who was riding a bicycle on the same road, just metres away.
The videos of the accident that happened in Poochakkal of Alappuzha district in Kerala have left people of the state in shock. The car first crashed into and injured 36-year-old Aneesh and 4-year-old Vedu, who were sitting on the parked bike. The speeding vehicle then hits the three school students who were walking home after finishing an exam, and later another school student, who was riding her bicycle. The 17-year-old girls, all students of Sreekanteswaram School in Poochakkal, have been identified as Anakha, Chandana KS, Sahi and Archana.
The car, which contined to move after hitting the six people one after the other, finally came to a halt after crashing into a concrete post, leaving the two men in the car injured as well. The multiple accidents took place around noon on Tuesday.
The two men in the car have been identified as Manoj and an Assam native Anand. According to police, Manoj was driving the car.
Officials of Poochakkal police station told TNM that four girls and two men who were in the car have been seriously injured. The man and the child who were sitting on the bike have sustained minor injuries.
The four girls were initially taken to Ernakulam General Hospital, but later in the day, one was shifted to Medical Trust Hospital and three others were shifted to Kalamassery Medical College.
"All the girls have fractures. Anaka's nose and one thigh bone are fractured. Chandana's thigh is broken, while in Sahi's case, both thighs are fractured. Archana's left knee has been broken. For more treatment they have been taken to Kalamassery Medical College and Medical Trust Hospital," Hema, Ernakulam General Hospital PRO told TNM.
Meanwhile, the two men who were in the car have been taken to Kottayam Medical College for treatment.
According to police, they have not yet ascertained how the car went out of control and hit multiple people. "We cannot say for sure that the driver was drunk. His blood samples have been taken and sent for testing," said an official.
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