India, Feb. 13 -- In a road accident near M. Satyavara village in Hoskote taluk of Bengaluru Rural district, seven people were killed on Friday morning following a series of collisions involving a canter vehicle, a bike and a car.

The accident occurred on the Hoskote-Dabaspete National Highway when a car first rammed into a motorcycle moving ahead of it. The impact reportedly caused the car to lose control and crash into a canter vehicle travelling on the same stretch. The serial collision resulted in the death of six occupants of the car and the bike rider on the spot.

Preliminary investigations suggest that overspeeding may have led to the mishap. Police sources said the car was allegedly travelling at high speed when it hit the bike ...