India, May 28 -- A 20-year-old engineering student was killed, and his two friends were seriously injured after a speeding motorcycle allegedly lost control on Sus Road in Pune, police said on Wednesday.

The accident took place around 4:25 am on Friday near the Brahmakumari Raj Yog Kendra building on Sus Road. The deceased was identified as Prasad Sunil Shekade (20), a resident of Palghar.

According to police, the motorcycle, carrying three people, allegedly hit a speed breaker at high speed, went airborne, and threw the riders onto the roadside footpath.

Police said the victims also struck a tree platform (katta), suffering severe injuries. Shekade sustained critical head injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later di...