Lucknow/Jhansi, Aug. 7 -- Abaan Ahmad, the 21-year-old son of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and an associate were killed when their SUV crashed into a road divider on the Jhansi-Kanpur Highway in Jhansi district on Thursday, police said. The accident took place when Abaan was travelling to meet his elder brother, Ali Ahmed, who is lodged in the Jhansi district jail. The vehicle was carrying five occupants from Prayagraj to Jhansi. Bystanders said the driver lost control of the SUV while attempting to avoid an animal that suddenly strayed onto the highway. Abaan was the youngest of Atiq Ahmed's five sons. Three other occupants of the vehicle were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatment at the Jhansi Medical College, police said. Atiq Ahmed, along with his brother Ashraf Ahmed, was shot dead at point-blank range by three assailants in Prayagraj on April 15, 2023 while being escorted by police for a medical examination. The killings, carried out in full view of television cameras, drew nationwide attention. Another son, Asad Ahmad, who was wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in a police encounter near Jhansi on April 13, 2023. Umesh Pal was a key witness in the 2005 murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal, in which Atiq Ahmed was also an accused. Atiq Ahmed's wife Shaista Praveen, who is also an accused in the high-profile murder case, is absconding, according to police. Thursday's accident occurred near village Khilli falling under the Poonch police station limits of Jhansi, police said, adding that the damaged vehicle has been seized for examination, and further legal proceedings are underway. Officials added that a detailed investigation will determine the circumstances leading to the fatal crash. BBGTS Murthy, the Jhansi senior superintendent of police,told reporters that police received information around 10.30 am that an SUV had crashed into a road divider after the driver lost control. "Two people died in the accident, while three others sustained injuries. The injured are undergoing treatment," he said. Abaan's associate who died in the accident was identified as 25-year-old Sonu, son of Raja, police said. The impact of the collision wrecked the front portion of the vehicle. Police and emergency responders rushed to the spot, extricated the occupants from the wreckage and shifted them to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Moth. Doctors declared Abaan and Sonu dead on arrival. Their bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination at Jhansi Medical College. "One of the injured passengers told us that the vehicle was moving at a very high speed and became uncontrollable before crashing into the divider," SSP Murthy said. Arvind Kumar, superintendent of police (Rural), said the accident took place around 10.30am on the Kanpur-Jhansi highway in the Poonch area. According to doctors, the injured sustained fractures but are out of danger. The injured were identified as Azam, 28, Mohammad Javed, 30, and Mohammad Umar, 24, all residents of Prayagraj, Kumar said. Umar told reporters they were on their way to a jail in Jhansi when the accident occurred. "The car was travelling at a high speed, and the driver lost control," the injured Umar, lying on a stretcher, said. Asked whether Abaan's family had been informed, SSP Murthy said all necessary protocols were being followed, and senior officers were at the accident site.Police officers said footage from CCTV cameras installed along the highway would be examined as part of the investigation....