Seven people including a three-month-old baby were injured after a speeding car hit them in Maharashtra's Nagpur on Friday night. The driver was allegedly drunk and liquor bottles as well as ganja were found in his car, police said.
This come days after a 17-year-old drunk teen in Pune killed two people after he hit their bike while driving a ₹2.5 crore Porsche sports car.
The accident occurred at 8pm near Zenda Chowk in the densely populated Mahal area of the city.
According to the police, the driver along with his two friends, all in their 20s, were drinking while travelling in the car when they hit pedestrians. The driver tried to flee the spot but crashed into a few bikes.
All three men tried to run awau but locals chased them. They were caught and beaten up by people before they were handed over to the police. The angry crowd also broke the windows of the car.
A woman, her 3-month-old baby and a man were seriously injured, while four others sustained minor injuries, he said.
The car occupants, Sunny Chavan, Anshul Dhale and one of their friends, have been named as accused.
It was not immediately clear who was at the wheel at the time of the accident.