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NAVI MUMBAI: Three students of Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) were killed aft the SUV successful which they were travelling on the Mumbai-Pune expressway portion returning from Khandala aft watching sunrise to scope IIT-B field astatine Powai overturned aft losing power reportedly portion overtaking a motortruck up adjacent Panvel exit connected Thursday astir 9.30 am. The victims — Shreyansh Sharma (22) from Jaipur, Omkumar Borse (23) from Nashik and Lay (20) from Nagpur — were portion of a radical of six students who had near the Powai field astir 5am successful 3 SUVs to ticker the sunrise. The mishap occurred connected their instrumentality journey, soon aft crossing the Bhatan tunnel. According to police, the SUV mislaid power portion attempting to overtake a motortruck adjacent the 10.7 km people earlier the Panvel exit.
The conveyance reportedly somersaulted aggregate times, leaving it mangled and trapping the occupants inside. All 3 students successful the conveyance sustained fatal injuries. However, batchmates travelling successful the different 2 vehicles told investigators that the SUV whitethorn person brushed against the motortruck portion changing lanes, causing the operator to suffer control. Police are examining some versions. “We are investigating the nonstop origin of the mishap and volition registry an FIR based connected findings,” said a elder serviceman from Panvel taluka constabulary station.
Highway constabulary indicated that overspeeding could person been a factor. “Prima facie, it appears the conveyance was astatine precocious velocity erstwhile it mislaid power and overturned,” an serviceman said. Rescue teams were rushed to the spot aft an alert was received connected the exigency helpline. The bodies were aboriginal taken to a infirmary successful Panvel for postmortem. Two module members from IIT Bombay besides reached the hospital.
