Gurugram, Mar 19 (PTI) A 22-year-old student died while her friend sustained critical injuries after they fell off their motorcycle here on Saturday, police said.

Divyanshi Anand (22), a native of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, was pursuing M.Sc from the Central University of Haryana in Mahendragarh here. Her father is an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Delhi Police, they said.

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She was riding pillion with her friend Sparsh Jain (25), who works as a software development engineer at a Fortune 500 company. He is in the ICU and in a critical condition, the police said.

They were riding from Sector 62 to DLF. They skidded off their motorcycle at a steep curve opposite the power house in Sector 44 and sustained grievous injuries.

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The local people called the police, who rushed them to a nearby hospital. Divyanshi died during the treatment, the police said.

“Divyanshi's family members were well-known to her friend. She died while her friend is in the ICU. Her father refused to file a complaint as it was an unfortunate accident. We handed over the body to the family and lodged a report,” ASI Rajender Singh, the investigating officer, said.

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