A truck driver and his assistant were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in lost control allegedly due to overspeeding, and crashed into the barricade before turning turtle on Attibele service road on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Karthikeyan K., the truck driver, and his assistant Uday Kumar. The duo were heading to Hosakote from Bommasandra Industrial Area carrying curd packet load.
According to the police, Karthikeyan was overspeeding when the truck lost control and crashed into the barricade. Due to the impact, the truck ploughed into the barricades for over 200 meters before overturning and crushing the duo to death.
