India, Oct. 22 -- Four youths were killed and three others injured after their SUV rammed into a truck on a newly opened six-lane flyover on the Pune-Bengaluru highway near Karad on Tuesday. They were all from Katarkhatav village in Satara district.

The accident occurred around 10:30 pm when the seven friends were returning home after visiting the Mahalaxmi temple in Kolhapur during the Dussehra festivities.

Their SUV rammed into a truck and then collided head-on with a tempo on the highway, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Tejas Deshmukh, 25; Sagar Nimbalkar, 23; Suyash Chinchkar, 20; Rohit Dhotre, 21. Aman Tamboli, 23; Ruturaj Dubale, 21; Shantanu Shingade, 20 sustained injuries.

DM Darade, senior police inspector a...