In a shocking incident, an underage driver's negligence has killed one person and injured another at Rajendranagar on Wednesday night. According to the police, the B. Tech first-year student was driving his new car so fast that he lost the balance and rammed into the two people.

The student's father had gifted his 17-year-old son a brand-new car just three weeks ago.  Cops will also be checking if he was drunk driving.

Rajendranagar police have booked a case against the minor under IPC section 304A (for causing death by negligence).

Police officials said "the teen’s father. I. Anirudh, a trader from Attapur will also be booked for negligence and for giving his car to an underage driver who had no driver's licence. The incident occurred at Gopalapuram village road at around 8.30pm, when the boy and his two cousins were travelling to Himayatsagar from their house at Attapur."

“The boy was driving rash. He drove the vehicle so fast that it went off the road and moved towards a house by the side of the road. The victims were sitting in front of their house and the car crushed one them to death instantly. The survivor has sustained serious injuries to the legs and hip," sub-inspector G. Rama Chandraiah, from the Rajendranagar police station, said.    

One of the victimP. Mallesh, 65, was killed on the spot. The second victim, Veerababu, works as a security guard. He was immediately rushed to a hospital by locals and police.  

Investigating officials said that "the driver had no experience behind the wheel and maintained that the parents were to blame."

“It is utter negligence -allowing the boy to drive, despite knowing that he did not have a driver's licence. That’s why we are initiating action against the father,” said Rajendranagar Inspector V. Umender.

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BY M. DIVYA SRI