PANCHKULA: A 20-year-old youth was killed after a car rammed into another parked on the Kalka-Zirakpur road on Friday midnight. The victim is Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Saini Vihar, Baltana.
Arshnoor Singh (19), a resident of Sadashiv Enclave, Baltana, said he and his friend Gurpreet were going to attend a birthday party of a common friend in their Maruti Alto car. Their friends Mohit, Simranjeet Singh and Shivansh, all residents of Baltana, were coming behind them in a Tata Zest car. On the way, the Zest car got punctured on the Kalka-Zirakpur highway at 12.15 am. All three occupants came out. Arshnoor too stopped his car and both he and Gurpreet went up to their friends.
In the meantime, a rashly driven Maruti Swift Dzire car coming from Zirakpur hit the Zest car and Gurpreet standing next to the vehicle. The driver tried to flee but was caught. Arshnoor also called up the police control room. The driver was identified as Sumit Kumar, a resident of Gohana, Sonepat. He was allegedly drunk.
Gurpreet was rushed to General Hospital, Sector 6, where he was declared brought dead.
Police registered a case.