A first year college student of Delhi University died, one was grievously injured while three received minor injuries when their speeding SUV crashed into a guardrail that pierced through the middle of the vehicle near Rajghat in north Delhi on early Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as a 19 year old Aishwarya Pandey, who was sitting just behind the driver seat. He is a first-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) student at Delhi University’s Deshbandhu College and hailed from Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah. He had rented the car for a night to celebrate his birthday.
According to police, the black coloured Hyundai Venue car had five occupants, all students of Delhi University colleges, who were returning from a birthday party at a pub in neighbouring Gurugram.
Prima facie, it appears that the car was being driven at a high speed and the driver lost control leading to the crash, police said, adding that the incident occurred on the stretch of road from Shanti Van to Geeta Colony.
“The car was going from Shanti Van Red light towards Geeta Colony, when it reached at ISBT Slip road at around 05.52 am where it collided with the divider,” DCP North Manoj Kumar Meena said.
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