Ahmedabad: Two 22-year-old men were killed and two others injured after a speeding Kia car crashed into a wall along the canal road between Adraj and Pundrasan Crossroads in Gandhinagar late on Friday night. Police have booked the driver for allegedly driving recklessly and causing the fatal accident.According to a complaint lodged by Mahendra Patel, father of an injured youth Dharm Patel, the four friends had set out from Sardhav village and were travelling towards Kudasan in the car. Het Patel was driving the vehicle, while Dharm Patel, Yash Patel and Deep Patel were accompanying him.The accident occurred at around 11.30pm when the car was travelling on the canal road from Adraj towards Pundrasan Crossroads. Police said Het allegedly lost control of the speeding vehicle, which crashed into a wall with considerable force, leaving all four occupants injured.Deep Patel sustained severe injuries to his lower back and other parts of the body. An ambulance team that reached the spot declared him dead. Yash Patel suffered critical abdominal and other injuries and was rushed to a private hospital near Vaishnodevi Circle, where he later succumbed during treatment.Het Patel and Dharm Patel also sustained injuries in the crash. They were initially taken to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Sector 6 for further treatment.After receiving information about the accident, a team from Pethapur police station reached the spot and launched an investigation. Based on Mahendra Patel’s complaint, police registered a case against Het Patel for allegedly driving at excessive speed and causing the deaths of the two youths.
