India, April 1 -- A Panjab University scholar and his two friends, including a woman, were killed after their speeding Maruti Ertiga met with an accident near Boothgarh light-point on Siswan road in Mohali district on Sunday night.

Police said the impact of the crash, which took place around 10.30 pm, left the seven-seater vehicle completely mangled.

Though the police have yet to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident, they have registered a case against an unidentified vehicle driver for causing it.

Police are considering various possibilities, including the vehicle ramming into a divider/wall, overturning due to high speed while navigating a speed-breaker or being hit by a heavy vehicle.

The FIR has been lodged f...