# Two friends die in Dwarka Expressway crash after FIFA screening 2026-08-12T00:33:02+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Two childhood friends, Dipank Malik (20) and Saksham Sachdeva (22), died after their car rear-ended a truck on the Dwarka Expressway in the early hours of July 20. They were returning from a giant-screen screening of the 2026 FIFA World Cup finale on Sohna Road. A third occupant, Pragati Vashishth (20), survived with critical injuries. The truck driver allegedly changed lanes and braked suddenly before fleeing the scene. Hindustan Times reports that the case falls under Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which makes causing death by negligence a bailable offence with a maximum five-year sentence. The families are struggling to reconcile the loss of a life with the possibility of the accused walking out on bail even before the trial begins. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: bailable offence, Dwarka Expressway, FIFA World Cup, friends, road accident, truck crash Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-friends-die-in-dwarka-expressway-crash-after-fifa-screening/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-friends-die-in-dwarka-expressway-crash-after-fifa-screening/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.