NAVI MUMBAI: Three college students of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) had been killed after the SUV by which they had been travelling alongside the Mumbai-Pune expressway whereas coming back from Khandala after watching dawn to achieve IIT-B campus at Powai overturned after dropping management reportedly whereas overtaking a truck forward close to Panvel exit on Thursday round 9.30 am. The victims — Shreyansh Sharma (22) from Jaipur, Omkumar Borse (23) from Nashik and Lay (20) from Nagpur — had been a part of a gaggle of six college students who had left the Powai campus round 5am in three SUVs to observe the dawn. The accident occurred on their return journey, shortly after crossing the Bhatan tunnel. According to police, the SUV misplaced management whereas making an attempt to overhaul a truck close to the ten.7 km mark earlier than the Panvel exit. The automobile reportedly somersaulted a number of occasions, leaving it mangled and trapping the occupants inside. All three college students within the automobile sustained deadly accidents.
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However, batchmates travelling within the different two automobiles informed investigators that the SUV might have brushed towards the truck whereas altering lanes, inflicting the driving force to lose management. Police are analyzing each variations. “We are investigating the exact cause of the accident and will register an FIR based on findings,” mentioned a senior officer from Panvel taluka police station. Highway police indicated that overspeeding might have been an element. “Prima facie, it appears the vehicle was at high speed when it lost control and overturned,” an officer mentioned. Rescue groups had been rushed to the spot after an alert was acquired on the emergency helpline. The our bodies had been later taken to a hospital in Panvel for postmortem. Two school members from IIT Bombay additionally reached the hospital.
