Kozhikode: Eyewitness accounts over the death of three passengers who jumped off a speeding Express train near Elathur indicate that the assailant escaped in a bike headed towards the Kannur region. 

Further, the locals who watched the unidentified man alight from the coach claimed he was wearing a red shirt and black pant. The passengers also told police that the man was wearing a red shirt. 

The locals revealed to police that a bike arrived near the railway track seconds after he got off the train. He is alleged to have fled from the scene on a bike.

Meanwhile, the police found a bag suspected to have belonged to the assailant. The bag contained a bottle of petrol, a charger, a notebook, phone and an eyeglass.