NEW DELHI: A 22-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving at a reported speed of 202kmph lost control, crashed into a wall and caught fire in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj on Sunday, police said.The victim was travelling from Ludhiana to Gurgaon when the accident occurred.The accident took place on November 8 under the jurisdiction of Vasant Kunj South police station.According to police, a PCR call about the accident was received at the police station through a daily diary entry. A police team was immediately sent to the spot to assess the situation and ascertain the circumstances leading to the crash.By the time police reached the spot, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) personnel had shifted the injured man to Indira Gandhi Hospital in Dwarka. However, doctors declared him dead.During the investigation, the district crime team and the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team inspected the accident site and collected evidence. Police also examined CCTV footage from the area to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the crash.The footage reportedly showed the car being driven at high speed before the driver lost control and rammed into a wall. The vehicle then crossed over to the other side and caught fire, leaving the driver critically injured.Further investigation revealed that the man had travelled from Ludhiana and was heading towards Gurgaon. He was travelling alone and was returning to his residence in Sector 42, Gurugram, after meeting a friend. Police said there was no information to suggest that he had attended a party or social gathering before the accident. “We are also probing whether the car belonged to his friend,” sources added.In another development, police found a Snapchat story uploaded by the man before the accident. The social media post reportedly showed the vehicle travelling at 202kmph. His friends had also responded to the post, advising him to slow down and drive carefully.Investigators are examining the available digital and CCTV evidence to establish the sequence of events before the crash. The Snapchat post has emerged as an important part of the investigation, as it reportedly indicates the speed at which the vehicle was being driven shortly before the accident.Following the incident, the body was sent to Safdarjung Hospital for a postmortem examination. After the necessary formalities were completed, it was handed over to the family.Police said inquest proceedings under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which deals with police inquiries into unnatural deaths, were being conducted to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death.
