Hyderabad, May 10 -- A 24-year-old private employee, suffering from drowsiness, skidded his car off a service road on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Kokapet, police said on Sunday, May 10.

The accident occurred at around 4:30 pm. Luckily, no one else was injured, and the driver made it out with minor injuries.

He has been shifted to Continental Hospital and is undergoing treatment. A case has been registered under Section 125 (rash or negligent acts) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Narsingi police station.

A few days ago, senior police officers held a meeting chaired by Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGICCC), where it was observed 33 per cent of accidents on the ORR...