The accident occurred when the driver of the car ran the traffic light.
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The deceased were identified as, K Santosh (25), Tech Mahindra software engineer, K Pavan Kumar (24), private employee, Ch Manohar (23), employee of an animation company, P Bharadwaj (20) and N Roshan (23), a private employee. All the victims were staying at the Maruthi men’s shelter at the Ayyappa Society of Madhapur.
The accident occurred at 2.48 am when they were traveling in a car (AP 39 ED 5229) from Madhapur to Gowlidoddi via the IIIT.
“At the Wipro circle, the car passed the red signal and a truck (TS 05 UB 2451) coming from Kokapet to IIIT collided with the car,” said Gachibowli inspector Srinivas.
While four victims were killed on the spot, the fifth victim succumbed at a nearby hospital. The truck rolled over when its driver applied brakes to avoid the collision.
Police removed the bodies from the wrecked car and sent them for an autopsy. “We have collected blood samples from the truck driver and the deceased to check if any of them were under the influence of alcohol,” said the inspector.
One case was registered pursuant to sections 304-a of the IPC.
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