Hassan: Four friends died on the spot when their car dashed into a container on NH 75 in the outskirts of the Channarayapatna in the district on Saturday.
Police said that the deceased have been identified as Manjunth, Chethan, Vikram and Abhishek. All the victims hailed from Bengaluru and were bound for Chikmagalur when the driver lost control over the steering and dashed against the container en route to Mangaluru from the rear.
Channarayapatna traffic police has registered a case and are investigating.