Hyderabad: A driver drove his car onto a pavement at Jubilee Hills on Saturday, killing himself and injuring three. He was under the influence of alcohol. The deceased was identified as Vivek.
According to the Jubilee Hills police, the mishap occurred when the victims were returning after a party. “Vivek, who was driving the car at a high speed, was in an inebriated condition. He lost control of the vehicle which hit the pavement,” said Purna Chander Vishwajeeth, Jubilee Hills inspector. He died on the spot. Others who sustained minor injuries were taken to a hospital for treatment.
“They consumed liquor in Manikonda and were coming back to Filmnagar. The accident occurred on Road Number 79,” said the official.
In another incident Vishwajeeth, a priest from Basara, died in a road accident in Jubilee Hills on Saturday. The 33-year-old man was involved in an idol theft in Basara last year. The accident occurred around 2:15 am.
According to sources, he was suspended from his duties following the theft case.The government revoked his suspension 20 days back and he has been waiting to join back the duty, the sources said.
Drunk driving cases are on the rise in the city. On January 9, a female student of Hyderabad Central University was killed and her two friends were injured when their car overturned near Outer Ring Road. They were returning after celebrating a birthday party.
In another incident, a woman was killed and two others were injured when a speeding car hit their scooty in Jubilee Hills on January 6. The man driving the car was drunk.
