3 killed in road mishap at Sastamala
Published : 09 May 2021, 02:52
Updated : 09 May 2021, 23:50
Three people were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Sastamala in Pirkanmaa region on Saturday evening.
The police said the accident took place at about 6:00 pm when a private car rammed into the back of another private car while trying to overtake it on Highway 11.
The driver and one passenger of a private car died on the spot while the rest of the passengers of the same car and the driver and a passenger of the other car were injured critically.
At the same time, the car also collided with a motorcycle rushing nin from the opposite direction, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist on the spot.
Two of the deceased, who were in the car, were young men and the motorcycle rider was a middle-aged man, said the police.
The injured were sent to hospital.
Details about the victims, however, could not be known immediately, and the police will only later release more information in this regard.
The police and the Accident Investigation Board are investigating the case.