New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Two Indian students in their 20s were killed and two others sustained serious injuries this week after their car struck a tree in southern Ireland. The fatal road accident took place while they were travelling though in County Carlow on Friday.

The deceased were identified as Cherekuri Suresh Chowdary and Chithoori Bhargav. They were pronounced dead at the scene early on Friday morning.

The victims were travelling in a black Audi A6 car believed to be coming from the direction of the Mount Leinster area and going towards Carlow town when it collided with a tree at Graiguenaspiddoge.

The Indian Embassy in the Irish capital of Dublin issued a condolence message via social media on Sunday.

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