Hyderabad: A woman suspected to be drunk rammed her car into a scooter near T-Hub in the city on Saturday night killing one person and critically injuring another. The deceased were working as delivery boys for food delivery app Zomato.
According to the police, the Delhi-based student Jennie Jacob, 26, was driving a rented car. She and a friend were on their way to a friend’s flat in Kokapet on Saturday night. The delivery boys were on a scooter travelling towards Madhapur from Gachibowli. When the car passed by the road adjacent to T-Hub II phase, Jacob lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the scooter. The scooter was flung a few meters away, and both riders received severe injuries.
The car toppled more than thrice and landed upside down on the road. Police said that the airbags opened immediately, protecting the driver and passenger, who were also wearing seat-belts.
Ramayanam Chiran-jeevi, 20, died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital while his friend Ramanath Saikumar, 20, sustained injuries and is in hospital.
Raidurgam S-I R. Kishan Singh said Jacob recorded a blood alcohol level of 51 mg dl in the breathalyser test. She was booked for accidental death, causing injuries and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Cops recovered broken beer bottles from the damaged car. The police suspect they were returning from a pub somewhere in the city.
