Army Officer’s Son, 20, Dies in Delhi After Car Skids Off Road, Falls in Drain
Police said the car skidded on a slippery turn and overturned, injuring a woman and killing the 20-year-old driver.
- On Friday morning, a 20-year-old student died after his car plunged into a drain in Vasant Kunj, South West Delhi, Delhi Police reported. The vehicle overturned in the crash.
- Preliminary inquiries suggest the vehicle skidded on a slippery road surface while taking a sharp turn near the Nangal Dewat red light. The car subsequently veered off the road and fell into the drain.
- Yashvendra, the son of an Indian Army officer, was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Both he and the injured woman were students at the same institution in the United States visiting India.
- Following a PCR call to Vasant Kunj South Police Station, emergency responders discovered the overturned vehicle in the drain. Yashvendra sustained serious injuries and later succumbed to them.
- Delhi Police have initiated legal proceedings following the fatal crash, and investigators are continuing to review the circumstances surrounding the accident. Further investigation remains underway.
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Back to Delhi home from US for break, student dies as car veers off slippery road
Preliminary enquiry revealed that while taking a sharp turn near the Nangal Dewat red light, Yashvendra allegedly lost control of the vehicle because of the slippery road surface. The car subsequently veered off the road, fell into a drain and overturned.
Army officer’s son killed after car falls into drain near Vasant Kunj in Delhi - The Tribune
A 20-year-old student, the son of an Indian Army officer, died after the car he was driving allegedly skidded on a slippery road, plunged into a drain and overturned near the Nangal Dewat traffic signal in Southwest Delhi on Friday morning.
One Killed After Car Overturns into Drain Near Nangal Dewat in Delhi's Vasant Kunj
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police said the two had stayed at a friend's house the previous night and were heading towards the woman's residence in the morning when the accident took place. India News | One Killed After Car Overturns into Drain Near Nangal Dewat in Delhi's Vasant Kunj.
20-year-old US student, army officer's son, dies as car plunges into open drain in south Delhi
Tragedy struck Vasant Kunj when a 20-year-old student named Yashvendra lost his life after his car rolled into an open drain. Having just returned from the United States, he was accompanied by a woman who managed to escape unharmed. Poor road conditions, exacerbated by recent rainfall, caused the car to skid. The police later retrieved both the vehicle and Yashvendra's body from the drain.
A car went out of control and fell into a drain in the Nangal Dewat area of Vasant Kunj, Delhi, on Friday morning. 20-year-old Yashvendra died in the accident, while his girlfriend, who was driving the car, was injured. According to police, the driver lost control due to slippery roads. Yashvendra was the son of an Indian Army officer and was pursuing higher education in the United States. Police have registered a case and begun investigating th…
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