The car was badly mangled in the accident near Dhamini

Pune: A mid-week winter trip to Lonavla came to a tragic halt for five college youths from Chembur as their car met with an accident this morning on the Mumbai-Pune expressway, near the Dhamini area. Police sources said the group, including two girls, had set out this morning. While three of the youngsters succumbed to their injuries, two are recuperating at MGM Hospital. The deceased have been identified as Faijaan Mohammed Shaikh, Swaddha and Shraddha, while the injured youths are Rijwan and Nilesh.