Vidit Olak, nephew of singer Yo Yo Honey Singh (right) and Aarav Talwar, son of Pappy Sweets' owner (left), were killed after their car rammed into a tractor-trolley on a Jalandhar. (Source: ITG)

Honey Singh's nephew among 2 killed as car crashes into parked tractor in Punjab

Two friends died after their car struck a parked tractor-trolley on a Jalandhar flyover. The victims included singer Yo Yo Honey Singh's nephew Vidit Olak.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Police received information about the accident at around 3 am
  • Municipal Corporation workers were cleaning the flyover and collecting garbage
  • Of five occupants, three had already returned home, police said

A road accident in Punjab's Jalandhar claimed the lives of two friends returning home from a birthday party in the early hours of Sunday. One of the deceased, Vidit Olak, was the nephew of singer Yo Yo Honey Singh and the son of Dinesh, owner of Punjabi music company Speed Records.

The other victim was identified as Aarav Talwar, son of the owner of Pappy Sweets.

The accident took place on a flyover near the Police Lines area, where their Volkswagen car rammed into a Municipal Corporation tractor-trolley parked on the road. The two were returning from a friend's birthday party when the crash occurred.

Honey Singh’s nephew among 2 killed as car crashes into parked tractor in Punjab

Honey Singh also shared an Instagram Story following the incident.

CAR RAMMED INTO TRACTOR-TROLLEY DURING CLEANING WORK

Baradari police station SHO Sahil Chaudhary said the police received information about the accident at around 3 am.

According to him, Municipal Corporation sanitation workers were cleaning the flyover at the time and had parked the tractor-trolley there to collect garbage. The car was travelling from BMC Chowk towards BSF Chowk when it rammed into the stationary vehicle.

FIVE PEOPLE WERE TRAVELLING IN THE CAR

Five people were in the Volkswagen car before accident. While Vidit Olak and Aarav Talwar died, the other three occupants had already returned home, the SHO said.

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.

Old picture of Vidit Olak, son of Speed Records owner Dinesh Olak and nephew of singer Yo Yo Honey Singh.

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(With inputs from Davinder Kumar)