Bengaluru: At least seven people, including 2 Malayalee youths, were killed in a high-speed collision on the Dobbaspet–Hoskote Satellite Town Ring Road in Bengaluru.

The crash occurred around 5.30 am when a speeding Mahindra XUV collided with a motorcycle and then rammed into a Canter truck.

Following the accident, another car travelling behind them crashed into the truck's axle, which was left lying on the road, Times of India reported.

The occupants of the car and the motocyclist died on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Bharath, Ashwin Nair, Ethan George, Arhan Sharif, and another student named Bharath. The identity of one more passenger is yet to be ascertained. The biker has been identified as Gagan.

Among the group, Ashwin Nair and Ethan George were Bengaluru-based Malayalis and were residing with their parents in the city at the time of the incident. They were commerce students at the RV PU College North, Bengaluru, in Sathnur Village.

Following the accident, they were brought to the MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, where they were declared dead on arrival.

The Sulibele police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.