Chamarajanagar, 7 Sep

Three boys have been killed and another sustained critical injuries when the scooter, which they were riding, collided with a lorry and a car travelling in opposite directions here, police officials said on Sunday.

The four boys were riding a scooter on the Ring Road near Galeepura in Chamarajanagar, along the national highway stretch connecting to Karivaradaraja Hill on Saturday night, they added.

The deceased have been identified as Mehran, 13, and Adnan Pasha, 9 of Galipura locality, and Rayan, 8 of KP Mohalla in Chamarajanagar.

Faizal, 11, who was also on the scooter, is battling for life with grievous injuries, police added.

The scooter was caught between the car heading towards Tamil Nadu and the lorry coming towards Chamarajanagar. The impact crushed the scooter completely, a police officer said.

While Mehran died on the spot, the others were rushed to Hospital and later succumbed to injuries.