Honey Singh nephew Vidit Olak dies in road accident in Indian Punjab

Two people, including Honey Singh's nephew, Vidit Olak, were killed in a road accident in Indian Punjab on Saturday while returning home from a friend's birthday celebration, Indian media reported.

The victims, Vidit Olak, the nephew of Indian rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh, and his friend Aarav Talwar, son of the owner of Jalandhar's Pappy Sweets, were travelling back home after attending the birthday ceremony of their friend.

The crash occurred when their Volkswagen veered off course and hit a Municipal Corporation tractor-trolley parked on the road by sanitation workers cleaning the flyover.

Vidit and Aarav were among five friends who had set out in the Volkswagen after the birthday party; three had already been dropped home safely before the accident.

Yo Yo Honey Singh, whose real name is Hirdesh Singh, expressed his grief on Instagram, writing, "It is a dark decade for me. Loss of my nephew is devastating."

The incident has sparked an outpouring of condolences on social media for the families of the two young men.

Background

Yo Yo Honey Singh is a renowned Indian rapper and music producer known for hits like Brown Rang and Blue Eyes.

Speed Records, run by Vidit's father Dinesh, is a prominent Punjabi music label, while Pappy Sweets, run by Aarav's family, is a well-known sweet shop business in Jalandhar.