Keralam Mini Cooper crash: Car was at 144 kmph, brakes hit 1 second before impact

India Today · India Today News Desk · 2026-11-05 15:56 UTC

BMW039s technical analysis backs police findings of overspeeding revealing the Mini Cooper was travelling at 144 kmph when it rammed into a scooter killing three young riders near Kochi

BMW's technical analysis backs police findings of overspeeding, revealing the Mini Cooper was travelling at 144 kmph when it rammed into a scooter, killing three young riders near Kochi.

A technical examination of the Mini Cooper involved in a crash that killed three scooter riders near Kochi last month has revealed that the car was travelling at around 144 kmph at the time of impact, after slowing down from 162 kmph in the preceding five seconds, police said on Thursday.

According to the report submitted to the investigation team, the driver and main accused, 19-year-old Suhail Sajeev, applied the brakes only about a second before the collision.

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