Mangaluru: In an incident on Friday afternoon from BC Road in the city, two riders sustained critical injured after being hit by a car being driven on the wrong lane near Talapady.

The injured riders have identified as Midlaj, a resident of Vitla and a student at the MIFS institution, while the pillon rider who had also sustained injuries was not identified initially.

Both were reportedly students of a Fire and Safety course at the MIFS institution in Adyar. The accident occurred while they were returning home to Vitla from Adyar on their motorcycle after finishing their classes. A car, reportedly traveling at high speed on the wrong side of the road at Talapady, crashed into them.

The collision caused a traffic jam on the national highway. Bantwal Traffic Police visited the scene and

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