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Man sleeping on footpath crushed to death by car driven by 19-year-old in Hyder…

A pavement dweller in Hyderabad was crushed to death by a car driven by an engineering student late on Sunday night, police said.

The incident occurred in Kushaiguda area when the 19-year-old student, who was returning after a party along with her three friends, lost control of the Skoda car. She was allegedly in an inebriated state, according to the police.

The car crossed the road divider and hit the footpath on the other side of the road.

K Ashok (30), a cobbler, was sleeping on the footpath. He sustained critical injuries and was rushed to the government-run Gandhi Hospital, where he succumbed.

The incident occurred after midnight in the DAE Colony in Hyderabad. The four students belong to a private engineering college.

Police said they have registered a case and conducting further investigations. The CCTV footage in the area was being scanned.

Source: HindustanTimes