#Engineering student killed as car hits tree on NH-24
Ghaziabad: A 23-year-old engineering student, identified by police as Prateek Goyal, was killed in a car accident on NH-24 in Ghaziabad early on Monday. Two friends who were accompanying him — Vinit Jain and Rohan — escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred around 3am near Lal Kuan, when Vinit Jain was driving the car towards Hapur. “Early investigations suggest the car spun out of control, crashed against a tree, ricocheted off and hit a wall. Prateek, who was in the rear seat, appears to have received the full brunt of the impact. We are trying to work out the exact sequence of events,” said Kavi Nagar SHO Ashok Sisodiya.
Vinit and Rohan told cops they were on their way back after having dinner, when the accident happened. Police sources said they are investigating if the men were inebriated at the time of the accident.