India, Nov. 3 -- Three men were killed after a speeding hatchback lost control and crashed into a metro pillar near Yerwada Metro Station in Koregaon Park early on Sunday morning, police said.

The vehicle rammed into the pillar at around 4:30am with such force that two of the occupants died on the spot, while the third succumbed to injuries later in the hospital.

The deceased have been identified as Yash Prasad Bhandari (23), a resident of Thergaon, Pimpri-Chinchwad, and his cousin Rutvik alias Om Vinayak Bhandari, a resident of Pimprigaon. Both died on the spot. The third victim, Khushwant Kishor Tekwani (19) from Beed district died later in the afternoon while undergoing treatment at a hospital.

Tekwani was pursuing B.Tech at a reput...