Chandigarh, Feb. 16 -- A 28-year-old man's Shivratri celebrations turned deadly when he, allegedly under the influence of bhang, crashed his speeding car into a cyclist and an e-rickshaw on the Sector 5-8 dividing road on Sunday, killing three people and leaving several others grievously injured.

According to police, the driver had been celebrating Shivratri with friends and was returning when he ploughed his car into the two vehicles. The impact killed a woman riding the bicycle on the spot, Sushila, 35, along with the e-rickshaw driver, Raju, 40, and one of its passengers, Mamta, 50.

The out-of-control Maruti Suzuki SX4 then veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a Maruti Suzuki Baleno and a Toyota Innova coming from t...