Young man dies after car hits wall in Dwarka Expressway tunnel

A 22-year-old man has died in an accident while driving a car at extremely high speed in a Dwarka Expressway tunnel, according to details reported by Amar Ujala. The horrific road accident occurred on the morning of Diwali. On a curve built under NH-8 (NH-48) heading from Daula Kuan towards Gurugram, the car went out of control and crashed violently into the tunnel wall. The accident was so severe that the car's engine was ripped off and thrown away, and the vehicle caught fire.

According to South-West district police officials, the deceased has been identified as Abhinav Singh. Abhinav was a native of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, and was starting his career while residing in Sector-42, Gurugram. He was travelling from Ludhiana, Punjab, to Gurugram on the morning of Diwali. He had gone to Ludhiana in his friend's Volkswagen Virtus car and was driving the car himself at the time of the accident. According to information, this car had also been modified.

Preliminary police investigation has revealed that Abhinav was driving the car at an excessive speed of approximately 200 kmph in the tunnel. Before the accident, he had taken videos and photos of the car's speed and sent them to his friends via Snapchat. It is said that he shared two to three videos and photos with friends. The police are now attempting to seize these videos and photos.

During the examination of CCTV footage, police officials stated that the car was seen racing through the tunnel at extreme speed like a rocket. Statements from drivers and other eyewitnesses present at the accident site have also been recorded by the police. Additionally, statements from security personnel deployed at the tunnel have been taken. According to eyewitnesses, a loud blast was heard when the car hit the wall, and the car caught fire immediately.

Cloverleaf and multilevel interchanges have been constructed near the main Dwarka Expressway tunnel and Shivmurti Interchange to connect directly with NH-8 (NH-48). Along with this, curved roads, a right-turn tunnel, and exits connected to the tunnel are also available. Due to excessive speed, Abhinav lost control of the car at the curve, causing it to hit the tunnel wall.

The Vasant Kunj (South) police station is investigating the matter. According to South-West district police officials, the police have currently processed the case as a natural death. After the post-mortem of Abhinav's body, it was handed over to his family members. Abhinav's mother works as a teacher in Bihar. A female friend of his resides in Ludhiana, Punjab.

The maximum speed limit for vehicles in the Dwarka Expressway airport tunnel has been set at 80 kmph, but in this accident, the car was travelling at 200 kmph. The police have taken action to impound the completely wrecked car.

The Dwarka Expressway was an important route directly connecting Dwarka and Yashobhoomi with Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport and Gurugram. Various tunnels and interchanges were constructed on this expressway to facilitate travel.