HYDERABAD: A car allegedly driven under the influence of liquor rammed into two motorcycles in Mailardevpally in the early hours of Monday, injuring four persons. The driver, allegedly too drunk to realise that one of the motorcycles had got wedged underneath the car, continued to drive for nearly a kilometre before being intercepted by locals at Hafizbabanagar.
According to police, the incident occurred around 2.30 am when the car driver, identified as 44-year-old Kishore, was returning after attending a function. Kishore, a bank employee, was driving a Skoda Slavia and was accompanied by a friend in the car at the time of the incident.
Police said that upon reaching Palle Cheruvu in the Mailardevpally area, Kishore lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two motorcycles carrying four youths from Shadnagar, who were travelling towards Charminar. The impact left the riders injured and one of the motorcycles lodged underneath the car.
The driver, allegedly unmindful of the situation, continued to drive the vehicle for nearly a kilometre with the motorcycle stuck beneath it until alert locals who witnessed the incident intercepted the car at Hafizbabanagar.
Police said the locals confronted the driver and realised that he was in an inebriated state. In the ensuing commotion, they allegedly thrashed him and also damaged the car before handing him over to the Mailardevpally police.
The four injured youths were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their condition is stated to be stable.
Police said a breath analyser test conducted on Kishore showed a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of nearly 150 mg per 100 ml, far above the permissible limit.
A case has been registered against him for drunken and negligent driving.