Hyderabad: To celebrate his return to the US, a car driver who allegedly ran over nine pedestrians at ECIL in the early hours of Tuesday consumed liquor with his friends on the eve of his scheduled journey abroad.
The accused, E Pavan Kumar, 36, was arrested for allegedly hitting nine pedestrians with his car. He returned to India in March 2026 for personal work and was scheduled to fly back to the US when the accident occurred.
During questioning, Pavan reportedly told police that he had consumed liquor at two different bars with his friend. The victims, who work at a local bar, were returning home after finishing their shift when the accident occurred. Later that night, Pavan and his friend Karthik , whose family owns the car, wanted to drink more. Despite allegedly knowing that Pavan did not have a driving licence and was intoxicated, Karthik handed over the car to him. They went to a bar around midnight, but it was closed. Pavan allegedly took a bylane near the Municipal Office, fearing that they might encounter police checks on the main road While returning home. It was in the narrow lane that the car allegedly hit the nine workers from behind. Karthik was sitting beside Pavan in the car at the time of the accident. Police have verified CCTV footage of the incident. The nine victims, who sustained injuries, were fortunate to escape.