Nagpur, Jun 20 (PTI) A 27-year-old man was killed and his two friends were seriously injured when the SUV they were travelling in crashed into a road-divider on an over-bridge on Wardha Road here in Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday night when the SUV driver Garudshankar Mishra (33) failed to spot a road divider in the Manish Nagar area, an official said, adding the trio was looking for a hotel.

The deceased was identified as Manish Pillewar who breathed his last in a hospital, the official said.

A case was registered by Sonegaon police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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