Digital Desk. The hobby of speeding took the life of a 22 year old youth. A car running at a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour went out of control and collided with the wall in the airport tunnel of Dwarka Expressway in Delhi. The collision was so severe that the engine of the car was uprooted and fell far away and the car caught fire. The young man driving the car got trapped inside and died on the spot. The surprising thing is that the maximum speed of vehicles in the tunnel is fixed at 80 kilometers per hour, but the car was running two and a half times faster than this.
Accident happened while returning from Ludhiana to Gurugram
The deceased has been identified as 22-year-old Abhinav Singh. He was originally from Muzaffarpur, Bihar and lived in Sector-42, Gurugram. According to the police, he was returning from Ludhiana to Gurugram on the morning of Diwali.
Abhinav was driving a modified Volkswagen Virtus car of one of his friends. It is reported that he had gone to Ludhiana to meet his female friend. During the return journey, this tragic accident happened in the tunnel near Shiv Murti Interchange.
200 speed videos were sent to friends
Another shocking information has come to light in the initial police investigation. The investigating officers have come to know that some time before the accident, Abhinav had taken pictures and videos of the speedometer of the car. She shared these videos and pictures with her friends through Snapchat.
Police are now trying to obtain these pictures and videos so that the actual speed of the car before the accident can be ascertained.
Car seen running like a rocket in CCTV
After examining the footage of the CCTV cameras installed in the tunnel, the car was seen running at a very high speed. According to police officials, the car went out of control as soon as it reached the turn leading from the tunnel to National Highway-48 and crashed directly into the wall.
The collision was so severe that the engine of the car got separated from the vehicle and fell away. After this the car caught fire. The vehicle was completely damaged and Abhinav was trapped inside. He died on the spot in the accident.
Police recorded statements of eyewitnesses
Delhi Police is investigating all aspects of the accident. Apart from the security staff deployed in the tunnel, statements of the drivers passing by and other eyewitnesses have also been recorded.
Police are also investigating the alleged video shared on social media along with CCTV footage. After post-mortem, the body of the youth was handed over to the family members. His mother works as a teacher in Bihar.
Maximum speed fixed in the tunnel is 80 km per hour
The maximum speed limit for vehicles in the airport tunnel of Dwarka Expressway is set at 80 kilometers per hour. Apart from this, there is also a ban on entry of two-wheelers, auto rickshaws, tractors, non-motorized vehicles and tankers carrying flammable materials in the tunnel.
This accident once again reminds us of the dangerous consequences of driving at high speed. This accident has highlighted how ignoring the prescribed speed limit can prove fatal.