In a tragic road accident near Hastinapuram, under the limits of the Vanasthalipuram police station, two engineering students today lost their lives after a speeding Honda City car rammed into their two-wheeler from behind at high speed.
The impact was so severe that the car also struck a pedestrian before losing control, flipping multiple times, and finally coming to a halt in an overturned position.
The victims have been identified as K Shiva (19) and Sandeep Joel (19), both second-year ECE students of Mahaveer Engineering College.
Both students died on the spot, while the injured pedestrian, identified as Sridhar (23), is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
The police have arrested the car driver, who is suspected to have been under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.