A judicial magistrate posted in Pathankot was killed while his friend was injured when their Toyota Innova crashed into a pillar in Chandigarh around 2:30 am on Friday.
Judicial magistrate Sahil Singla, 30, who originally belongs to Sangrur, had come to Chandigarh to attend a wedding with his wife and friends.
Singla and his friend Pahulpreet Singh (32), which is an advocate were in the Innova while Singla’s wife, Radhika, along with a few friends were following in a car when the accident occurred near Stadium Chowk on the road dividing Sectors 16 and 23.
Police said that about 2.30 am, information was received that an accident has taken place near Stadium Chowk. Innova car was found in an accidental condition and injured persons were shifted to GMSH 16.
Pahulpreet was admitted in GMSH-16 while Singla was referred to PGIMER. Singla died during treatment at PGIMER.
He alongwith his friend Pahulpreet came from Sector 43 and were going towards Sector 15. When they reached near cricket Stadium Chowk, Singla lost control of the vehicle and hit a Signboard pillar. He sustained injuries in the head and the chest, Police said.