Drunk Driving Rampage: 4 Injured After SUV Wheel Hits Auto in Pune

Four individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a wheel from an SUV, driven by a drunk 21-year-old, detached and collided with an auto-rickshaw in Pune. The incident occurred at Jagtap Dairy Chowk, Pimpri Chinchwad. The driver faces charges under the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act.

Four individuals sustained injuries after a wheel from an SUV detached following an accident and struck an auto-rickshaw in Pune, according to officials on Friday.

The incident happened at Jagtap Dairy Chowk in Pimpri Chinchwad, with police confirming non-life-threatening injuries for those affected, who are receiving hospital treatment. “This is a clear case of drunk-driving, and charges have been filed against the 21-year-old driver,” a police official stated. Preliminary investigations indicate the driver lost control of the vehicle, which hit a barricade, causing a wheel to break off and strike the auto-rickshaw. Assistant Commissioner of Police Vishal Hire noted that four passengers in the auto-rickshaw were injured.

The driver has been charged under the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act. In a related incident last month, two techies died when a Porsche, allegedly driven by a drunk 17-year-old, collided with a two-wheeler in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar area.