The nephew of singer Yo Yo Honey Singh and the son of the owner of Punjabi music company Speed Records were killed after their car rammed into a parked Municipal Corporation tractor-trolley in Punjab’s
Jalandhar in the early hours of Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Vidit Olak, nephew of Honey Singh and son of Speed Records owner Dinesh, and Aarav Talwar, son of the owner of Pappy Sweets.
The accident took place on a flyover near the Police Lines area when the Volkswagen car carrying the two men rammed into the stationary tractor-trolley. They were returning home after attending a friend’s birthday party.
Honey Singh also shared an Instagram Story following the incident.
Baradari police station SHO Sahil Chaudhary said police received information about the accident at around 3 am. According to the SHO, Municipal Corporation sanitation workers were carrying out cleaning work on the flyover and had parked the tractor-trolley there to collect garbage. The car was travelling from BMC Chowk towards BSF Chowk when it crashed into the stationary vehicle.
Five people were travelling in the Volkswagen car at the time of the accident, the SHO said. While Olak and Talwar died, the other three occupants had already returned home.
Police reached the spot after receiving information and took the bodies into their custody. The families declined further legal action, following which the bodies were handed over to them.
