A car proceeding towards Coimbatore from Kodaikanal, with five people travelling in it, fell into Parambikulam Aliyar Project (PAP) Canal near Palladam on Sunday evening.
Three bodies were recovered. The deceased were identified as Pradeep (34), Vijayan (35), and Mariappan (30). One person who escaped with injuries, Anbalagan (30), has been hospitalised.
Search is on for the fifth person – Sudhakar.
According to the police, the car was driven at high speed by Mariappan. He lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curved stretch at Kallipalayam. All the five were working in a private firm in Coimbatore.