According to police, Sarthak Pahwa was with his friend Ananya Saxena, 21.
The speeding subcompact SUV car hit a divider, cartwheeled and crashed into a pole, killing Sarthak on the spot.
The eight-second CCTV footage of the incident went viral, showing the speeding vehicle hitting the divider, flipping over, and coming to a stop after hitting the pole.
The impact of the crash was so severe that the front part of the vehicle turned into a mangled heap of metal.
Some locals saw the damaged SUV and alerted the police.
A team of police officers arrived at the scene and extricated the two occupants from the vehicle.
Sarthak was pronounced dead at the scene, while Ananya was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. She was later discharged after receiving primary treatment, said the police.
The victim’s father, Raman Pahwa, is a businessman who deals in tyres.
SHO, Gomti Nagar, Deepak Pandey, said that speeding was the cause of the accident.
–Ajit Weekly News
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