BENGALURU: Four people were killed on the spot in a tragic road accident on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Sankalagere village in Channapatna taluk of Karnataka's Ramanagara district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as 22-year-old Mohammed Farhan and 45-year-old Sulfi from Kozhikode in Kerala, and 45-year-old Rasheed, a resident of Kalasipalya in Bengaluru, along with Saker from Annepalya in Adugodi.
According to police, a private bus operated by PK Travels, which was travelling from Calicut in Kerala to Bengaluru, lost control and crashed into roadside fencing around 4.10 a.m. Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver may have dozed off, leading to the accident.
The impact of the collision was severe, killing four passengers instantly.
Two others, identified as Abdul and Allen from Kannur in Kerala, sustained injuries and have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.