Chandigarh/Moga (PNW) - A trainee IAS officer from Bihar, Nishant Kumar (26), died and four others were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident on Moga-Barnala road, around 15 km from here, near Daala village, early on Wednesday.
The accident took place when driver Raj Kumar, who was among the injured, lost control of the car. The vehicle first hit a railing, then a tree and overturned.
Moga Senior Superintendent of Police Kanwaljit Singh Dhillon said: "The speedometer recovered from the spot showed the vehicle was being driven at 110 km. Also, it was a bit foggy at that time. We regard overspeeding as the cause of the mishap."
Others injured are Shashi Ranjan, Harsh and Ajit, all IAS trainees. While Harsh is from Kanpur, Ajit and Shashi Ranjan are from Bihar. "They were returning from a party thrown by an officer in Jalandhar," said a source.
The impact of the crash was such that the engine of the Innova car, which carried a red beacon, flung out and landed in nearby fields. Nishant died on the spot.
"The four were going to Takhtupura village. They had come to Moga for training," said Amit Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner.
There were different stories over who was driving the vehicle. While Dhillon hesitated and said: "I am not aware of it," Singh said "the driver was driving it".
Sources, however, said: "The driver has denied that he was driving. On the other hand, the injured officers are claiming that the driver was driving. But the driver has not got any injuries despite the fact that the front of the car got badly damaged."
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