Man dies as car overturns on Khandwa-Amravati highway

Indore: A 23-year-old man from Maharashtra died after a car carrying four friends overturned on Khandwa-Amravati state highway in early hours of Saturday.The accident occurred around 1 am near grain market at Gudi village under Khandwa district’s Piplod police station limits. The group was travelling to Ujjain for a special ‘Kalsarp Dosh’ ritual at Mahakaleshwar temple.Gautam Sevani, a resident of Amravati, died at the spot after being flung out of the vehicle due to the crash. Police said that the car’s airbags did not deploy, which may have aggravated the impact injuries.Two women travelling in the car — Tanu Chand Miyan (26) from Amravati and Nayara Ali (24) from Delhi — sustained minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment. The driver escaped unhurt.Personnel from Piplod police station reached the spot and shifted the injured to district hospital. Gautam’s body was later sent for postmortem examination.During questioning, driver Darshan Yogesh (23) told the police that he felt drowsy while driving and briefly lost control of the vehicle. He further said that an animal suddenly came onto the road and while trying to avoid it, he applied brakes sharply, causing the car to overturn.