Six injured after drunk cab driver rams pedestrians in Bengaluru

Team Udayavani, Aug 19, 2019, 2:50 PM IST

Bengaluru: As many as six people were injured in Bengaluru’s HSR Layout on Sunday after a cab driver rammed his car onto a busy pedestrian path and the incident was also caught on CCTV.

The driver has been identified as Rajendra and was allegedly drunk while the incident took place.

Among the six people, two are said to be in a serious condition while the rest only sustained minor injuries.

“It’s a case of drunken driving, where the driver was drunk and lost control over his driving, which left to a serious accident. All those there had a fortunate escape. The officials have detained the driver and the two injured are being treated at the hospital,” said a police officer speaking on the issue,

The HSR Layout traffic police have arrested the accused. An FIR has also been registered at HSR Layout traffic police station under sections 185 (drink and drive) and 279 (rash driving).

#WATCH Bengaluru: A drunk person drove his car over pedestrians on a footpath at HSR Layout locality. The driver was taken into police custody & injured were admitted to hospital. Case registered. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/mmS8e69MPw

— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2019