AbbotsfordNews

The stillness of the evening was broken only by the passage of cars as hundreds of mourners gathered Tuesday night at the site where 17-year-old Tanveer “Kenny” Aujla lost his life in a high-speed crash earlier in the day.

W. J. Mouat secondary classmates and family friends crowded around the rubble and debris at the corner of Maclure and Crossley roads to lay flowers and candles before a photo of the young man in his grad cap and gown.

Aujla died instantly when he lost control of his Nissan 350 Z while travelling at a high rate of speed on Maclure Road, hit a curb and slammed into a cement wall on the corner of Crossley Drive, police said.

“The driver was ejected and died on scene. The passenger was taken to MSA [Hospital] and remains in serious condition,” Const. Casey Vinet said Tuesday.