India, Aug. 29 -- Three men were killed after the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep drain in Faridabad's Sector 22 late on Thursday, police said. The victims were trapped inside as the vehicle sank within seconds, officials said on Friday.

Investigators said the incident occurred between 10.30pm and 10.35pm near Sanjay Colony in Sector 23. Locals who witnessed the accident immediately raised an alarm and alerted the police control room.

The Tata Tiago, according to investigators privy to the case details, was being driven at a high speed, and prima facie it appears that the driver lost control of the car, sending it spinning off the road and into the 10-15 feet deep drain.

The car sank almost instantly as water rushed int...