India, Aug. 13 -- A 22-year-old man died and his 23-year-old friend was critically injured after the car they were travelling in overturned multiple times following a tyre burst on Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) near Tulip Chowk early Tuesday, police said.

According to police, the accident took place between 12 and 12.15am on Tuesday when the deceased, identified as Vikas, and his childhood friend Sachin were on their way to their homes in Mohammadpur Jharsa, Sector 36, from Faridabad. Police said Sachin, who was driving a Maruti Suzuki Swift, is in critical condition and on ventilator support at a private hospital in Sector 38.

"It was Sachin who was behind the wheel. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Sector 38. He w...