Overview

• Police and local reports confirm four men died late Saturday when their car collided with a parked road-roller on the expressway near the Rukhi toll plaza in Sonepat.
• Authorities identified the deceased as Ankit, Lokesh Kumar, Dipankar and Sombir Ranga, all residents of Ghilaur village in Rohtak district and aged between 25 and 30.
• The group was returning to their village after a meeting related to their floor tile business, according to local officials.
• Sombir Ranga was the son of Congress’ Rohtak (rural) district president Balwan Ranga, and the victims’ last rites were performed on Sunday.
• The Bhaiswan police-check post in-charge cited high speed and a lack of signage at the work site, and an investigation into the crash is underway.