Bengaluru, Jun 21: A 24-year-old son of an MLA was killed and four of his college friends sustained severe injuries after the speeding car in which they were heading to a café for a birthday celebration toppled twice on the Bengaluru-Kolar highway and fell into a drain before turning turtle near Attur Gate, Hoskote.
Police said that Abhishek R (24), the only son of T Raghumurthy, Challakere Congress MLA, died on the spot. He was a BCA student at Dayanand Sagar Institutions in the city and had recently written his final semester exams. He was staying in the city.
On Sunday night, Abhishek along with his classmates — Sumukh, Dhrupad, Pooja and Anu — all in their early 20s, took to the Kolar highway in the car to party for Pooja's birthday. The group had planned to go to a cafe at Kendatti village near Naraspur.
Around 11.30 p.m., Dhrupad, who was driving the car, lost control of the vehicle near Attur Gate. The car toppled twice and fell into the drain. The passengers sustained severe injuries. Abhishek, who sustained severe head injuries, was immediately rushed to the nearby MVJ Medical College and Hospital. However, he was declared brought dead.
Abhishek was reportedly in the navigator's seat, the police said. Sumukh and Pooja sustained multiple fractures and are being treated at a private hospital in the city.
A senior Hoskote police official said that the accident site revealed that the car had taken a sudden left diversion, falling into the drain. “It is clear that they were overspeeding,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dhrupad and Pooja were operated on at Hosmat hospital. While Dhrupad is being treated in the Intensive Care Unit, Pooja has been shifted to the ward.
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Happy birthday....poojaa.......
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