India, Oct. 11 -- Three people were killed in the early hours on Sunday after a Mini Cooper, allegedly driven by a 19-year-old under the influence of alcohol, rammed into a scooter, near the Cochin International Airport in Keralam, police officials said.

The deceased were identified as Devika (21), a native of Wayanad, Gopika (22), from Palakkad, and Ijaz (21), a native of Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka. All three of them were travelling on the scooter and worked at a handicrafts shop.

The man behind the wheels of Mini Cooper has been identified as Suhail Sajeev (19). He was apprehended by eyewitnesses and handed over to the police.

"Prima facie, the accused was drunk at the time. We have collected his blood and urine samples for confir...