Five people, including four students, died when the car in which they were travelling rammed a KSRTC bus at Sankenahalli Cross near Belur taluk on Tuesday afternoon. The four students and their friend were on the way to Hassan from Belur, when their car collided with the bus heading to Chikkamagaluru.
The deceased have been identified as Akmal Khan, Mohammed Jilani, II PU students of Vidya Vikas College in Belur, Syed Hassan Moyin, Rehan, degree students in Hassan, and their friend Mohammed Kaif. All, in the age group of 18 to 20, were childhood friends and residents of J.P. Nagar in Belur.
Akmal Khan and Mohammed Jilani had written the preparatory examination on the day. Soon after completing the examination, they were joined by the other friends. They left for Hassan in Mohammed Kaif’s car around 1 p.m. Within a few minutes, they met with the accident on the outskirts of the town. Kaif, who was driving the car, lost control while negotiating a deep curve and rammed into the bus coming from the opposite side.
