Telugu actor's drunk 'driver' loses control, rams six vehicles in Chennai, at least four injured
Chennai: A car belonging to National Award-winning actor Bobby Simha was involved in a major accident in Chennai on Saturday, after the driver, under the influence of alcohol, lost control and collided with six vehicles.
According to the Chennai Traffic Police, the accused, identified as Pushparaj, was driving under the influence. While descending the Kathipara flyover towards Alandur Metro Station, he lost control due to over-speeding. The car collided with three motorcycles, two autorickshaws, and one other car, as reported by India Today.
At least four people were injured in the incident, police confirmed. The driver has been arrested for drunk-driving and over-speeding.
Four people on motorcycles sustained injuries and are currently undergoing treatment in hospital.
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Russian drone strike in northeastern Ukraine kills 9 people, officials say
Kyiv, May 17 (AP): A Russian drone hit a bus evacuating civilians from a front-line area in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Moscow and Kyiv had held their first direct peace talks in years that failed to yield a ceasefire.
Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopillia, a town around 10 kilometres from Russia's border, three of them seriously, according to local Gov Oleh Hryhorov and Ukraine's national police.
The Associated Press couldn't independently verify the report. There was no comment from Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attack as “deliberate killing of civilians,” adding in a post on Telegram messaging app that “Russians could scarcely not realize what kind of vehicle they were hitting.”
He lamented the missed opportunity from Friday's peace talks, saying that “Ukraine has long proposed this — a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save lives.”
“Russia only retains the ability to continue killing,” Zelenskyy added.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was “appalled” by the attack. “If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done,” he wrote on X.
