Police have identified the deceased as Ashok K Balkrishnan (24) of Fatimanagar in Wanawadi, Nagraj K Rao (23) of Vikasnagar in Kivale, Chandrashekhar Sudhakar Duratkar (23) of Chandannagar in Kharadi and Arun Karunakaran Nair (22) of Kedarinagar in Wanawadi. Julian Maria Susanne and Sundar Shankar Raskatla (22), both from Wanawadi, were injured.

Mangled remains: Parts of the car had to be cut to remove the bodies. Pic/Navnath Kaple