According to police, Chidananda (24) was on the way to Siddaiyanadoddi village in Ramanagara district yesterday in his car with his two nephews aged 12 and six, and a four-year-old niece, to celebrate Deepavali with relatives when the mishap occurred.
At Managanahalli, he lost control of the vehicle as a result of which it overturned and fell into the lake, police said adding Chidananda, the six-year-old boy and his niece were killed on the spot.