India, Oct. 12 -- An eyewitness to the fatal road accident in Kerala's Nedumbassery, which claimed the lives of three students, recalled how a 19-year-old driver of the speeding Mini Cooper allegedly told residents, who confronted him after the crash, that his father would "handle everything".

The accident occurred near Cochin International Airport in the early hours of Sunday, when the car rammed into a scooter carrying three people, killing all three.

Salim, an eyewitness who was near the site of the collision, said the impact was so severe that pedestrians immediately rushed to the spot to help the victims after hearing a loud noise, news agency ANI reported.

"I was standing nearby when the accident happened. There was a loud noise,...