Hyderabad, Jan 8 || Birthday celebrations turned tragic as four students were killed and another critically injured when an SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a tree near Hyderabad early Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred near Mirzapur in Mokila of Rangareddy district.
According to police, the group of students were returning to Hyderabad from Mokila following birthday celebrations of one of the deceased.
Three of the deceased were students of BBA at ICFAI Business School (IBS) at Mokila, while the fourth student was studying at MGIT.
The deceased have been identified as Surya Teja (20), Sri Nikhil (20), Rohit (18) and Sumeet (20). According to police, Sumeet was driving the SUV. It was his birthday.
Sumeet and Nikhil were third-year BBA students at ICFAI Business School, while Surya Teja was in the second year. Rohit was a student of MGIT.