Two of nine persons travelling in Verito car died while the remaining sustained injuries, one critically, after it rammed a roadside wall at Chaderghat in the early hours of Thursday. The injured were admitted in near-by Osmania General hospital.
The victims were identified as Varun, degree second year student, and Narender. Vaishnav, who was driving the car, was returning home after distributing wedding cards of his elder brother's marriage when the accident occurred around 2.20 a.m., Sultanbazar ACP R. Giridhar told The Hindu.
Vaishnav and his friends partied till late in the night and started for their houses. "Vaishnav claimed that he turned the car to give way to a tipper coming behind, lost control and crashed into the wall of a concrete structure. But, he was in drunken condition," the ACP said.
Both the victims were aged about 20 years and were sitting in the front on left side. The accident occurred close to Saibaba temple on Afzalgunj-Chaderghat stretch.
