Drunk motorist hits several vehicles in heavy traffic

Hyderabad: A drunk driver lost control over his car after ramming it in heavy traffic, damaging two cars, an autorickshaw and a bike heading in the same direction here on Wednesday.

The driver Harsha Vardhan Reddy was in a drunken state at 10.30am while he was heading towards Jubilee Hills check post from NTR Bhavan. He lost control over his car while overtaking and hit several vehicles.

Bike rider K Raju suffered injuries. Two cars and an autorickshaw heading in the same direction were damaged. Raju has been hospitalized with injuries at Star hospital. His condition was out of danger, Madhavi, sub-inspector of Jubilee Hills police station, said.  

The accident took place opposite to Nexa showroom. Harsha Vardhan was engaged in the construction field. It was peak hour with heavy traffic on the road. Traffic police booked a case of drunken driving against Harsha Vardhan and seized his Creta car, which too was damaged, police said.