BENGALURU: Two medical students died after their car hit a median and later collided with a truck early Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Mohammad Atif, 21, and Leena Maria, 20, both hailing from Kerala and students of Siddhartha Medical College in Tumkuru. Atif was driving the car and the accident took place at around 2.30 am near Budihal on Nelamangala Highway. They were returning to the college hostel from Bengaluru. According to the police, Atif lost control over the vehicle, which moved to the other side of the road and hit the median.
It then got hit by a truck coming in the opposite direction. The car was crushed and the students died on the spot. The truck driver sustained injuries. Passersby alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and used cutters to extricate the bodies from the mangled car. They were taken to a nearby government hospital. Nelamangala police has registered a case.
