PANIC gripped the busy TT Nagar area on Tuesday afternoon when a heavily inebriated car driver went on a reckless rampage, ramming his vehicle into an e-rickshaw, three motorcycles, and two cars. The 1.5-kilometre trail of destruction ended only after the speeding vehicle crashed into a road divider ahead of the Rangmahal Crossing. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred around 2:30 pm near the Nanke petrol pump.

 

The car, allegedly travelling at a speed of 70-80 kmph, first struck an e-rickshaw carrying passengers and then ploughed into three bikes and two stationary cars. I was standing near the TT Nagar police station when I saw the car speeding from the Apex Crossing direction. It was hitting everything in its path,” said Harsh, a local resident. The vehicle finally came to a halt near Shiva Chowk after colliding with a divider.

 

Casualties averted, several injured: While no fatalities were reported, approximately six people, including two women and a child, sustained injuries. One biker, identified as Satyam, suffered a serious leg injury after the car’s tyre reportedly ran over him. The occupants of the e-rickshaw and two young men on a motorcycle were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

 

The owners of the two cars involved in the collision escaped unhurt, though their vehicles sustained significant damage. Immediately after the crash, alert commuters chased the vehicle and nabbed the driver before he could flee. The driver was found to be so intoxicated that he was unable to stand or speak coherently.

 

The angry mob handed him over to the TT Nagar police. TT Nagar TI Gaurav Dohre identified the driver as Harish Malviya. “The accused was in a highly intoxicated state and could not even provide his personal details clearly at the time of arrest. He has been taken into custody, and a mandatory medical examination is being conducted,” TI Dohre stated.