<p>Three persons were killed on the spot and six others injured after their speeding SUV rammed into an electric pole on National Highway-75 at Gudemaranahalli near Kudur in Ramanagaram district on Wednesday night.</p>.<p>Kishan (27), Akshay (29) and Monappa (43) are the deceased. The injured, all from Mangaluru, were shifted to the Victoria Hospital.</p>.<p>A senior police officer said they were returning to their hometown after visiting Tirupati.</p>.<p>The accident occurred around midnight and went unnoticed as it was dark. Later, some passing vehicles spotted the car around 1 am, found the injured in an unconscious state and rushed them to the hospital.</p>.<p>The three were declared brought dead at the hospital.</p>.<p>The Kudur police suspect that the driver, Chandrashekar, was driving at a high speed, lost control on the vehicle and rammed into the median. And later the car hit the electric pole.</p>.<p>The police said the victims had also visited Sabarimala as they were found wearing Aiyappa maala.</p>.<p>The driver has been booked for driving recklessly.</p>
<p>Three persons were killed on the spot and six others injured after their speeding SUV rammed into an electric pole on National Highway-75 at Gudemaranahalli near Kudur in Ramanagaram district on Wednesday night.</p>.<p>Kishan (27), Akshay (29) and Monappa (43) are the deceased. The injured, all from Mangaluru, were shifted to the Victoria Hospital.</p>.<p>A senior police officer said they were returning to their hometown after visiting Tirupati.</p>.<p>The accident occurred around midnight and went unnoticed as it was dark. Later, some passing vehicles spotted the car around 1 am, found the injured in an unconscious state and rushed them to the hospital.</p>.<p>The three were declared brought dead at the hospital.</p>.<p>The Kudur police suspect that the driver, Chandrashekar, was driving at a high speed, lost control on the vehicle and rammed into the median. And later the car hit the electric pole.</p>.<p>The police said the victims had also visited Sabarimala as they were found wearing Aiyappa maala.</p>.<p>The driver has been booked for driving recklessly.</p>