HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old pursuing MBBS in Russia died in an accident in the city after her friend, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, crashed the car into a tree in Gachibowli late on Sunday night.
P Priyanka, a third-year MBBS student who returned to city in March due to Covid-19 pandemic, is the third person to die in a drunk driving case in the last two days. Earlier on Saturday night two youngsters died and two others were hurt when the car driven at high speed, allegedly by a drunk driver, crashed in Karkhana.
Gachibowli police said that Priyanka, a resident of Madhura Nagar, died on the spot while her friend Mithi Modi, pursuing BA in Visakhapatnam, escaped unhurt.
Mishap took place near Hyd central univ
Following a complaint lodged by Priyanka’s family, a case was registered against Mithi under 304 II of IPC.
“When we made Mithi undergo the blood alcohol count (BAC) test, his reading was found to be 44 mg,’’ Gachibowli inspector Srinivas told TOI. The permissible limit is 30 mg/ 100 ml of alcohol. Both Priyanka and Mithi were school classmates and it was in the last few days they re-united through common friends. On Sunday, Priyanka and a couple of other friends met at a pub in Jubilee Hills. Later they called Mithi, who was in Hyderabad, to join them. After partying at the pub, all four went in Mithi’s car. Mithi and Priyanka dropped other two at their residences and decided to go on a drive to Durgam Cheruvu hanging bridge. The mishap took place a little while later near Hyderabad Central University.
“It seems that Mithi, who is new to the roads in this area, got confused and lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree at high speed. Priyanka died on the spot,’’ inspector Srinivas said.