Bengaluru: Jolly ride turns tragic; PU student dies, 2 others injured
The deceased, Suvin Sukumar, 18, was a co-passenger in the car and a resident of Bellandur.
Bengaluru: A jolly ride turned tragic for three second PU students on Monday morning when one of them died and two others suffered critical injuries after their speeding car rammed into a streetlight pole on the median and jumped to the opposite side of the road, ramming into two other vehicles before coming to a halt on Kempegowda International Airport Road.
The deceased, Suvin Sukumar, 18, was a co-passenger in the car and a resident of Bellandur. The two injured students are Syed Sameer Ahmed, 19, the driver, and Fayaz Nawaz Khan, 18, who was sitting behind, the police said.
Suvin hailed from Kannur in Kerala and his father Sukumar owns a bakery in Domlur. Syed and Fayaz are residents of Jayanagar. All the three were pursuing their second PU at Jain College in Jayanagar, the police said.
The trio left early in the morning in a Volkswagen Vento (KA-03-MP-4561) that belongs to Syed’s uncle to watch the sunrise from Nandi Hills. They were returning to the city when the accident occurred. When they reached near the Border Security Force (BSF) premises at Bagalur Cross on the expressway before the Air Force base, they lost control of the vehicle as they were speeding. The car crashed into a streetlight pole on the median, jumped over to the opposite side of the road and rammed into a Toyota Innova and Duster before coming to a halt. The two vehicles were heading towards the airport and the occupants of the two vehicles did not suffer any injuries, the police said.
The impact of the collision was so high that the entire left portion of the car was mangled, killing Suvin, who was sitting on the left, on the spot. Passersby informed the police who rushed to the spot and shifted the victims to a hospital. Suvin was declared brought dead and his body was shifted to a government hospital for the postmortem. Syed and Fayaz, who have sustained injuries, are being treated at Deeksha Hospital in Yelahanka Old Town. They are said to be out of danger.
“If the student who drove the car does not hold a valid driving licence then the owner of the car will be prosecuted according to the law,” said a senior police officer. Yelahanka traffic police have registered a case against the driver for causing death by rash and negligent driving on a public way, and causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others. The police have seized the car and are waiting to question Syed and Fayaz.
Padma winner in one of the cars
Anita Reddy
Ms Anita Reddy, a social activist and Padma Shree award winner, was travelling in one of the vehicles involved in the serial accident. She was travelling in her Innova with two others, including her driver, to a village. “It all happened so quickly like bombs going off here and there. The youngsters’ car hit the streetlight pole, rolled over, came to our side of the road and rammed into an SUV, which crashed into our car, causing the pileup. Our driver and one of my associates escaped because of the airbags. We were in shock after the accident,” she said.
