"There was also a sort of stampede as people scrambled to get out of the vehicle after the accident," a police officer said.
Two men were also killed in the accident that occurred on the state highway in Thore Settihalli village. At least 55 others were injured.
"The accident took place at 7.30 p.m. on Sunday night when around 70 people were travelling in the canter (mini-truck) on their way to a wedding.
"The driver failed to take note of a curve and crashed into the tree. The high speed and huge impact lead to the deaths," Superintendent of Police G. Radhika told IANS.
Mandya is around 100 km from Bengaluru.
(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
About VDC
Doraiah Chowdary Vundavally is a Software engineer at VTech . He is the news editor of SocialNews.XYZ and Freelance writer-contributes Telugu and English Columns on Films, Politics, and Gossips. He is the primary contributor for South Cinema Section of SocialNews.XYZ. His mission is to help to develop SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgement towards any.