Six road accidents at midnight killing one, injuring 11 in IT Corridor; man held
A man caused six road accidents in a row between 12:30 am and 1:30 am. One was killed in one of the accidents and 11 others were injured.
- Crime
A Saye Sekhar- Updated On:16 April 2024 9:28 AM IST
HYDERABAD: A young man by name Patarla Kranti Kumar wreaked havoc in the IT corridor in the dead of the midnight under the influence of alcohol in Hyderabad.
He caused six road accidents one after the other between 12:30 am and 1:30 am. One person was killed in one of the road accidents and 11 others were injured.
From Ikea to Kamineni Hospital near Raidurgam police station.
He went on to cause road accidents one after another unable to control himself and thereby the car he was driving.
Patarla Kranti Kumar of Nizampet Pragathinagar first hit a car parked near Ikea in a drunken state on Sunday night, causing the car to break down and the woman in it suffered minor injuries. Later he hit a bike in Babukhan Lane leading to fractures of the motorcyclist.
Later, he caused another accident near Pista House. However, none was injured there.
Locals noticed the rash driving and not stopping the car even after fatally injuring a person and intercepted the vehicle. The people roughed him up and handed him over to the police at Raidurgam.
The breathalyser test put out a reading or 550 mg/dl. A case was registered and the police started investigation.
