Four persons were killed on the spot after a car crashed into a parked lorry at Shivapura near Maddur town late on Thursday night.
The deceased have been identified as Jayadeep (29) his wife Gayathri (26), Kiran (30) and his wife Ginsy (27) - all from Kannur in Kerala. The accident occured near a petrol bunk on Mysuru-Bengaluru road. Rash and negligent driving is said to be the cause of the accident. Maddur traffic police have registered a case.