BENGALURU: A late-night joyride turned fatal for two young nursing students after their bike crashed into a road divider near Doddabele Junction on Mysuru Road in the wee hours of Saturday.The deceased have been identified as Atul and Gouri Shankar, both 21-year-old students of SJB College of Nursing in Kengeri.Based on the preliminary investigation, police said a group of students had gone for a jolly ride to Kanmanike on Mysuru Road to have coffee on their two-wheelers. Atul and Shankar were riding a Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle while returning. Between 2am and 2.15am, the rider lost control of the bike and crashed into a road divider, throwing both riders onto the road.The impact left the duo with severe injuries. Their friends riding on other two-wheelers, along with passersby, rushed them to the nearby Rajarajeshwari Hospital. However, both students succumbed to their injuries. Police were alerted about their deaths around 6am.Kengeri traffic police have registered a case of self-accident against Atul. The bodies were handed over to their families after the post-mortem examination, and further investigation is in progress, police said.
