Panchkula, May 20 -- A speeding car snuffed out the life of an assistant sub-inspector of the Haryana Police after ramming into his four-wheeler on the dividing road of Sectors 26 and 27 on Sunday night.

The victim, identified as Anil Kumar, 44, was posted at the police lines in Panchkula and resided with his family, originally hailing from Sirsa, in Sector 27.

According to the FIR, lodged on the complaint of his son, Aneesh, he was walking near a local hospital after having dinner in Sector 27.

Around 10.10 pm, he saw a car being driven at high speed and negligently from NH-7 towards the Sector 26/27 dividing road. This speeding vehicle collided with another car that was crossing from the Sector 26 cut to enter Sector 27.

The impact ...