Two bank employees die in an accident on BengaluruMysuru highway

Belgaum, NT Bureau: Two bankers from the city traveling in a car on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway early Sunday morning died as their car rammed into the divider near Maddur town and toppled on the road after the driver lost control over the vehicle.

The deceased persons were identified as Shankar and Mahadevu, employees of the ICICI Bank in Bengaluru.

A third passenger in the car, Kishor, was grievously injured in the accident and is being treated in a hospital.

They were traveling back to Bengaluru on Sunday, after visiting Mysuru for work. As per the Maddur Traffic Police, the incident took place when they were driving on the elevated road in Maddur town at around 4:30 am.

The driver lost control over the car and the vehicle hit the road divider on the Shimsha bridge.

Due to the impact of the collision, the car also rammed into the CCTV camera pole, before toppling on the side leading to Mysuru, the police added.

Maddur Traffic Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.