Freak accident with speeding lorry kills three city students in Chitradurga

Bengaluru: In a freak accident, three students from the city died, while six others were injured when a speeding lorry crashed into their broken down Tempo Traveller in Chitradurga on Monday.

The deceased have been identified as Karthik Gowda (20), Harsha (20) and Sreenidhi (20), all students of Vijaya College in Basavanagudi. As many as 13 students, all pursuing commerce, were inside the Tempo Traveller when the accident occurred.The students had hired the TT and gone to Gokarna on April 19. While returning from the trip, the TT broke down near JMIT Circle in Chitradurga district.

While the driver went to find a mechanic, a speeding lorry crashed into the vehicle from behind.

The impact was so high that Karthik, Harsha and Sreenidhi, who were sitting in the backseat, died on the spot, while those in the next rows sustained serious injuries, the police said.

The injured students were rushed to a district hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru.

A complaint has been registered at Kote policstation in Chitradurga.