Out on long drive with friend, 20-year-old medical student dies as speeding car crashes into tree

Hyderabad, 10-Nov-2020

In a tragic incident, a young medical student died in an accident in early hours of Monday in Hyderabad after the car she was travelling lost control and crashed into a tree. The fatal accident took place on Old Bombay Highway near Hyderabad Central University. The speeding luxury car lost control and crashed into a tree claiming the life of P Priyanka while Mithi Modi, who was driving the car, sustained injuries. Priyanka, a 20-year-old who was pursuing MBBS in Russia and was in the third year, had come home due to the Covid-19 situation, while Mithi, also of the same age, is a graduate student. According to Gachibowli police, both the girl met at a pub in Banjara Hills and later decided to go on a long drive on Old Bombay Highway. Mithi was driving the car in an inebriated condition and lost control and crashed the car, police said. Based on the complaint of the deceased's family, police have registered a case under culpable homicide not amounting to murder and drunk driving sanction against Mithi Modi.