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Nedumbassery crash probe turns to CCTV after car speed data fails
A car crash in Nedumbassery, near Kochi, killed three people riding a motorcycle.
The car was driven by Suhail Sajeev, who is accused in the case.
Police and car-company experts examined the vehicle’s event data recorder, but could not determine its speed at the moment of impact.
Police are now reviewing CCTV footage from the area to try to establish how fast it was going.
The Motor Vehicles Department found no mechanical fault caused the crash, but said the car’s silencer had been modified to make it louder.
The investigation continues, while a magistrate’s court rejected a request to move the accused from the Borstal School to Viyyur Central Jail.
Investigators could not determine the car’s speed at the moment it struck a motorcycle in the Nedumbassery crash, which killed three people.
Police are analysing CCTV footage from the area to try to establish the car’s speed.
The car’s event data recorder was examined by police and experts from the manufacturer, but it did not provide the impact speed.
The Motor Vehicles Department reported that no mechanical or technical fault caused the crash.
It also found that the car’s silencer had been modified to make a louder sound while driving.
- Who
- Police, car-company experts and the Motor Vehicles Department are investigating the crash. Suhail Sajeev is the accused.
- What
- Investigators could not retrieve the car’s speed at impact from its event data recorder and are turning to CCTV footage.
- When
- The probe update was reported on October 23, 2026. The accused’s mother spoke publicly on October 18, 2026.
- Where
- Nedumbassery, near Athani, in Kerala.
- Why
- The investigation is seeking to establish the car’s speed during a crash that killed three motorcycle riders.
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Nooha Sajeev, the accused’s mother, expressed grief over the three deaths and asked for privacy for her family.
Investigators reported that the event data recorder did not yield the car’s speed at impact, and police continued efforts to analyse CCTV footage.
- Deaths
- Three motorcycle riders
- Crash location
- Athani, Nedumbassery
- Speed data
- Impact speed could not be retrieved from the event data recorder
- CCTV
- Police are analysing footage from the crash area
- Mechanical fault
- The Motor Vehicles Department reported no mechanical or technical cause
- Silencer
- The department found it had been modified to produce a louder sound
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