Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Jan 8: At least four persons, including two women died in a ghastly serial accident that occurred late night on Friday January 7 on Bannerghatta-Tumakuru NICE Road.

The collision occured between a car and a truck under the limits of Kumaraswamy layout traffic police station, leading up to a pile up of other vehicles.

The truck smashed into the car from behind causing spot deaths of two men and two women who were in the car.

Six others were injured in the accident.

The identities of the deceased and the injured are yet to be ascertained, but sources said that they were software professionals from Bommanahalli in their 30s, and natives of Kerala. They were on their way to Kengeri when the truck rammed into their Wagon-R.

Due to the impact, the car hit several other vehicles in front of it and all the four occupants were crushed to death.

Altogether, three trucks and five cars were involved in the serial accident, reports claimed.

Police personnel of Kumarasamy traffic police station arrived at the spot and shifted the mortal remains to a hospital.

"A major fatal accident occurred on Nice Road near Purvankara Apartment in Bengaluru wherein a truck collided with vehicles," Kuldeep Jain, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) traffic west told the media.

According to media reports, police said that rash and negligent driving of the truck driver resulted in the collision.

The accident disrupted traffic NICE road for sometime.