<p>Four college students were killed and two severely injured after their car crashed into a median and collided with a truck on the Kolar highway (NH-75) at Attur Gate in Hoskote limits of Bengaluru Rural district in the early hours of Wednesday.</p>.<p>All the six have been identified as students of Bengaluru’s Garden City University.</p>.<p>Venkatesh Srimarthi, Siril Suresh, Bharat Kumar and Vaishnavi M V died on the spot while Krishnashree and Anki Reddy sustained injuries.</p>.<p>A senior police officer from Hoskote told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the students were returning to Bengaluru after a long drive. All were aged 21 or 22 years and were natives of either Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, police said. Five were pursuing BBA degree.</p>.<p>“They had left Bengaluru on Tuesday night towards Kolar in a Swift car and visited a cafe near Kolar. The accident occurred around 2 am when they were returning to the city after dinner,” police said.</p>.<p>Venkatesh was said to be behind the wheels. Police are yet to determine if the students had a valid driving licence. They have also sent the visceral samples for further analysis to check whether the students were driving under the influence of alcohol.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>Four college students were killed and two severely injured after their car crashed into a median and collided with a truck on the Kolar highway (NH-75) at Attur Gate in Hoskote limits of Bengaluru Rural district in the early hours of Wednesday.</p>.<p>All the six have been identified as students of Bengaluru’s Garden City University.</p>.<p>Venkatesh Srimarthi, Siril Suresh, Bharat Kumar and Vaishnavi M V died on the spot while Krishnashree and Anki Reddy sustained injuries.</p>.<p>A senior police officer from Hoskote told <span class="italic">DH</span> that the students were returning to Bengaluru after a long drive. All were aged 21 or 22 years and were natives of either Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, police said. Five were pursuing BBA degree.</p>.<p>“They had left Bengaluru on Tuesday night towards Kolar in a Swift car and visited a cafe near Kolar. The accident occurred around 2 am when they were returning to the city after dinner,” police said.</p>.<p>Venkatesh was said to be behind the wheels. Police are yet to determine if the students had a valid driving licence. They have also sent the visceral samples for further analysis to check whether the students were driving under the influence of alcohol.</p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
