Mumbai, 19 Mar (HS): Three students of IIT, Powai,

Mumbai, died in a car accident near Kalamboli in Raigad district on Mumbai-Pune

Highway. The fourth student was seriously injured in the accident that occurred

on Thursday morning. He has been rushed to MGM Hospital. Highway Police are

investigating the cause of the accident.

According to the investigating police officer, six

IIT students had gone to Lonawala for a picnic, and were returning in two

different cars, when one of the car in which four students were travelling, met

with the accident. The car was being driven at a high speed, over turned near

Kalamboli. The deceased have been identified as Omkumar Borse (23), Lay (20)

and Shreyansh Sharma (22). The dead bodies have been sent to Khalapur

Government Hospital for post-mortem. The condition of the injured student is critical.

Additional Superintendent of Highway Police said,

prima facie it appears that the accident occurred due to high speed. Further

investigation was in progress.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar