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Software engineer arrested after drunk-driving incident injures seven in Hyderabad

A car driven by an intoxicated software engineer struck pedestrians in Hyderabad's ECIL area early Tuesday, leaving seven people injured. Police have arrested the driver and another occupant of the vehicle.

LSN India · 30 September 2026

Software engineer arrested after drunk-driving incident injures seven in Hyderabad

A vehicle plowed into pedestrians walking along a roadside in Hyderabad's ECIL locality in the early hours of Tuesday, leaving seven people hurt in what authorities are investigating as a drunk-driving incident. Three of the injured sustained serious injuries and were receiving medical treatment following the collision. Closed-circuit television footage of the incident has been recovered by investigators. Police identified the driver as Pavan, a software engineer, and arrested him along with another person who was present in the vehicle at the time of the incident. The circumstances surrounding the crash are being examined as authorities continue their investigation into the accident.