Seven persons, including the son of a Tamil Nadu MLA, died when their Audi Q3 crashed at Koramangala in Bengaluru during the wee hours of Tuesday.
According to The Hindu, three women and four men were travelling in an SUV when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car then went over the footpath before hitting the compound wall of a bank.
"The incident occurred around 1.30 a.m. The SUV hit the wall with such intensity and speed that it was completely damaged. Though it was meant to seat five persons, there were seven people in the vehicle. The incident was recorded on CCTV cameras in the area," it quoted a police officer as saying.
The CCTV footage shows the wheel of the car flying off as it crashed after hitting a pole and then going over the footpath, hitting the wall of a building.
Six people died on spot and the seventh passed away in a hospital according to NDTV.
DMK MLA Y Prakash's son Karuna Sagar was in the group. All the victims were in their twenties, enjoying a late night joyride in the city, according to NDTV.
According to sources in The Hindu, the group was returning to Hosur in Tamil Nadu after a trip to Bangalore.
Soon after the incident, staff from a nearby hotel and a few others pulled the victims out of the car and alerted the local police, The Hindu said in its report.
"The passengers were trapped inside the mangled vehicle. Rescuers had to use force to open the doors and get them out. Witnesses saw smoke coming out from the engine. They poured water fearing that the vehicle would catch fire," a police source told them.