LUCKNOW, Feb. 1 -- A 20-year-old man was killed after a "high-speed" car crashed into a road divider on Shaheed Path in the Bijnor area on Friday afternoon in Bijnor area, police said.

The crash was so severe that a metal bar from a railing on the divider impaled the Class 12 student's chest, killing him on the spot, they added.

The driver, aged 19, was seriously injured and undergoing treatment, said police.

"The deceased has been identified as Abhishek, 20, a resident of Azad Nagar of Sarojini Nagar, who was with Sahil, 19, who was driving the car," said Lucknow police in a statement, adding that the accident took place when the duo was going from Transport Nagar to the PGI area.

A Bijnor police station team and a fire team from Sar...