Engineering student, 19, killed as milk tanker hits bike on Indore's Super Corridor

A first-year engineering student died in a road accident on the Super Corridor in Indore's Aerodrome police station area on Tuesday. A speeding milk tanker hit a motorcycle head-on opposite Bohra Colony. The student, Nihal, was 19.

According to the Aerodrome police, the deceased has been identified as Nihal, son of Vinay Pandey. He lived in Chauthi Paltan, Indore, and was a first-year engineering student at SAGE University.

His family said Nihal left home on Tuesday morning saying he would go for a short ride and return. Soon afterwards, news of the accident reached the house. The collision between the tanker and the motorcycle was so severe that Nihal had no chance to save himself.

Nihal was the only brother of four sisters. The news of his untimely death devastated the family and a pall of grief fell over the neighbourhood. The family said, in tears, that his sister's wedding was set for November 25 and the whole family had been busy with the preparations.

Nihal was originally from Prayagraj. His father drives an e-rickshaw in Indore.