A 20-year-old student was killed when the car he was driving jumped the median and collided with an SUV on Hebbal flyover on Tuesday. Two others, including an elderly woman, were injured.
Vehicles were stuck in the consequent pileup there for more than an hour, before the Hebbal police pulled the damaged car to the side of the road.
The deceased, Sachin, was a second-year engineering student at a private college. Afsar, 32, who was driving the SUV, and the passenger, Lakshmi Varadaraj, 61, sustained injuries and are recovering in a private hospital, said the police.
The accident occurred around 1.45 p.m. when Sachin was returning home from college. “He was speeding and and trying to overtake a car, when he crashed into the median. The car landed on the adjacent lane and collided with a cab that was heading towards the airport, before overturning on the flyover,” said a police officer. Passers-by pulled out Sachin and moved him to a private hospital, where he died.
Vehicles moving to the airport were diverted to the service road. It took almost an hour to tow away the vehicles involved in the accident, much to the inconvenience of passengers. “We have not found any documents in the car so far. We are yet to ascertain if Sachin had a valid licence,” a police officer said.
