Drunken man dies after his car falls from flyover

Hours before his engagement, a 24-year-old builder, allegedly in drunken state driving a BMW, died in a road accident after his speeding car jumped from a height of 20 feet from the flyover in Lodi Colony. The victim has been identified as Abhijeet Singh, a resident of Azadpur. At the time of the accident, at around 5 am, he was returning home from his friend’s place in Lajpat Nagar and was under the influence of alcohol. On Sunday he was supposed to get engaged but hours before the celebration he succumbed to his injuries. According to police, Singh was over-speeding and at Lala Lajpat Rai Marg when he went to the Lodhi colony flyover, his car lost balance and climbed onto the railing of the flyover. It turned and the car fell from the flyover. The injured was admitted to Moolchand Hospital where he was declared to be dead while providing treatment.