Two friends, including an 18-year-old whom singer Yo Yo Honey Singh described as his nephew, were killed and three others injured after their car allegedly rammed into a tractor-trolley in Punjab's Jalandhar district in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Divit Auluck, son of Dinesh Auluck, owner of Punjabi music company Speed Records, and Aarav Talwar, whose father owns a sweet shop.
According to police, five people were travelling in the car when it collided with a tractor-trolley belonging to the municipal corporation near the Bus Stand flyover.
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
A police official said information about the accident was received in the early hours of Sunday. The vehicle was travelling from the BMC Chowk side when it allegedly rammed into the tractor-trolley at the flyover.
The impact left the car badly damaged. Two occupants lost their lives, while the remaining three sustained injuries.
Police confirmed that the tractor-trolley belonged to the municipal corporation. Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the collision were not immediately available.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต
Expressing grief over Divit's death, singer Honey Singh shared an emotional message on Instagram, describing the loss as devastating.
"It's a dark decade for me. Loss of my nephew is devastating. Bhole nath mehr mehr mehr," the singer wrote.
Divit was the son of Dinesh Auluck, a prominent figure in the Punjabi music industry through his company Speed Records.
The news of his death prompted condolences from several artists associated with the Punjabi entertainment industry.
๐ฃ๐๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐
Punjabi singer and actor Gippy Grewal and actor Binny Dhillon were among those who visited Divit's residence to offer condolences to his family.
In a Facebook post, Grewal expressed sorrow over the teenager's death and offered prayers for the bereaved family.
"There are no words that can express the pain of losing. May Waheguru bless his soul with eternal peace and give Dinesh Bhaji and the entire Auluck family the strength to bear this loss," Grewal wrote.
The accident claimed the lives of two young friends and left three others injured, prompting an outpouring of grief from their families and members of the Punjabi entertainment industry.