Ludhiana, Dec. 22 -- A late-night birthday outing turned tragic in the wee hours of Sunday when a speeding car driven allegedly by a minor crashed into an SUV at the busy Verka Milk Plant crossing on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road, killing a 16-year-old girl on the spot and leaving five other teenagers injured. A pet (dog) in the car also died.

The accident occurred around 2.30 am when a Baleno car, coming from Bharat Nagar Chowk side at a high speed, rammed into an Innova that was taking a U-turn at the crossing. The collision was so severe that both vehicles were badly mangled, and the Baleno skidded several metres ahead before coming to a halt.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital, where the condition of three has been stated crit...