India, Aug. 13 -- A 24-year-old engineer from Mumbai was killed late on Monday night after his car was crushed between two trucks near Hero Honda Chowk, police said on Tuesday.

The victim, identified as Prahlad Shankar Verma, lived in a residential society in Sector 90 and worked for an American software firm with its office on Badshahpur-Sohna Road in Sector 48. Police said Verma was driving his Wagon-R towards home when the accident took place in front of the Hero MotoCorp factory in Sector 33 between 11.30pm and 11.45pm. The deceased was originally from Back Bay Reclamation in Marine Lines, Mumbai.

Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said a truck was moving ahead of Verma's vehicle, while a dumper loaded with ...