2 students die in accident on B'luru-Mysuru highway

Ramanagara, NT Bureau: Two students died while the driver of their SUV was seriously injured after the vehicle allegedly collided with a truck on BengaluruMysuru highway, police said on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Vishwa (22) and Surya (18), both of them hailed from Bommasandra in Bengaluru, they said. While Vishwa was pursuing a diploma course, his friend Surya was a secondyear Pre-University student in Bengaluru, police said.

According to the police, the two students were returning from Mysuru in the SUV which was being driven by one Suhas. Their vehicle allegedly collided with a truck which was in the wrong lane, resulting in an accident on BengaluruMysuru expressway near Kempainadoddi village in Ramanagara here on Friday night.

Both Surya and Vishwa were rushed to the nearest hospital where they were declared brought dead. The car driver, Suhas, who sustained severe injuries, is stated to be out of danger, a senior traffic police official said.

"A case has been registered under sections 297 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) and 304 a (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code and the accused truck driver has been arrested in connection with the accident," he said.