2 Symbiosis students returning from Lonavala hill station killed in Pune road accident

Two college students were killed and as many others injured as their car rammed into a container truck on Mumbai-Bengaluru Highway in Pune district early on Thursday morning, police said.

The accident took place near Eidgah Maidan, close to Dehu Road along the highway, at around 5.45 am when the four students were returning from Lonavala hill station.

The car hit a container truck from behind, an official from Dehu Road police station said.

All four were BBA students of the Symbiosis College and had gone to Lonavala for an outing. The accident occurred while they were returning to Pune, he said.

"Due to the impact of the collision, Divya Raj Singh Rathod (20) and Siddhant Anand Shekhar (20) died on the spot, while two others -- Harsh Mishra (21) and Nihar Tamboli (20) -- suffered minor injuries. The injured have been admitted to hospital," the official said.

The police have taken the truck driver, Manish Kumar Suraj Manipal (39), resident of Wadala in Mumbai, into custody, and further probe is on, the official added.