Mandya: Three people died after an overspeeding car allegedly fell into a canal in this district when the driver lost control of the vehicle on Monday, police said.

The deceased, have been identified as Kaju, Nayaz and Ayaz were from Halahalli village in Mandya taluk, the police added.

According to the police, the incident occurred at around 7.30 am. The car, which was allegedly overspeeding, was passing by the V C canal. While attempting to overtake another vehicle, the car fell into the canal, which is estimated to be over 100 feet deep.

When the car fell into the canal, some locals managed to rescue one of the four people in the car.