Bengaluru: A trip to Nandi Hills to celebrate the birthday of their friend proved tragic to a group of youngsters when their Maruti Omni van was hit by a Toyota Innova from behind near Kannamangala Gate on the International Airport Road in Devanahalli traffic police station limits on Tuesday night. Four of them died on the spot, while seven (including two from other vehicle) were injured in the accident.
Police said the deceased have been identified as Sunder, 24, Venkatesh, 25, Sathish, 23 and Vikash, 22. Their friends, Hemanth, 24, Ajith, 22, Avinash, 22, Ravi, 24 and Bharath, 23, sustained injuries.
All nine of them were going to Nandi Hills to celebrate Avinash’s birthday.
The police said that all the four deceased were residents of RT Nagar and working as flower decorators.
The Innova car driver, Manoj, and Madhu, who was sitting next to him, escaped with the minor injuries as the airbags opened.
Devanahalli traffic police registered a case and begun investigation.
Biker falls, run over by car
In another incident, a software-engineer died after he fell from his bike and got run over by car on Singasandra flyover in Hulimavu traffic police station limits on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Vachaspathi, an employee of a private IT firm. The accident happened around 8.30 pm while he was returning home from work.
When he reached Singasandra flyover he lost balance, fell from his bike and got run over by a car.
The police have sent the body for postmortem. Hulimavu traffic police have registered a case and begun investigation.
