KOTA: Birthday celebrations turned fatal for a 30-year-old man, Pawan Dhakad, and his 26-year-old friend, Pankaj Suman, when they were killed after their car plunged into a roadside pond overflowing due to incessant rains on the Kota-Itawa mega highway near Dhanwa village under Sultanpur police station of the Kota district on Tuesday.
Another friend of Pawan is missing. The accident happened when five friends from Kishanganj village were returning home after celebrating the Pawan’s birthday at a joint near Sultanpur. The driver reportedly lost control in an attempt to save a stray cattle on the road near Dhanwa village.
The car overturned and plunged into a pond, sub-inspector at Sultanpur police station Vijendra Singh said.Another youth, identified as Keshav, is missing. Two of the five friends, identified as Prashant (18) and Anup (19), managed to swim to safety by breaking the car door open, he added. Police handed over the bodies to family members after post-mortem.
Another friend of Pawan is missing. The accident happened when five friends from Kishanganj village were returning home after celebrating the Pawan’s birthday at a joint near Sultanpur. The driver reportedly lost control in an attempt to save a stray cattle on the road near Dhanwa village.
The car overturned and plunged into a pond, sub-inspector at Sultanpur police station Vijendra Singh said.Another youth, identified as Keshav, is missing. Two of the five friends, identified as Prashant (18) and Anup (19), managed to swim to safety by breaking the car door open, he added. Police handed over the bodies to family members after post-mortem.
