India, April 11 -- A 29-year-old woman died, and her 24-year-old friend was critically injured after their car crashed into a roadside electric pole while trying to avoid a stray animal on the Faridabad-Gurugram road around 3.45am on Thursday, police said.

The deceased was identified as Manisha Gora of Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi, while the injured, Kartik Wadhwa of Faridabad, was reportedly driving the car, said investigators. The accident occurred while the two were returning to Faridabad after partying at a Gurugram club.

Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram Police, said, "The airbags of the Baleno deployed, but the woman suffered internal injuries that led to her death. The accident took place near Paras Quartiers, and loca...