Nagpur, May 25 (PTI) Seven persons, including a 3-month-old baby, were injured, three of them seriously, after a speeding car allegedly driven by an intoxicated person hit pedestrians and motorcycles in Nagpur, an official said on Saturday.

The police have recovered beer bottles and ganja from the vehicle, he said.

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The incident took place around 8 pm near Natraj Talkies in the busy Mahal area, the police official said.

The car first hit a few walkers. The driver then tried to flee from the spot but crashed into a few motorcycles. Locals nabbed the car's three occupants, all in their 20s, and thrashed them before handing them over to the police.

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Three beer bottles and ganja were recovered from the car, the official said.

A woman, her 3-month-old baby and a man were seriously injured, while four others sustained minor injuries, he said. The woman's suffered a leg fracture and her child is under observation, the official said.

The car occupants, Sunny Chavan, Anshul Dhale and one of their friends, have been named as accused. It was not immediately clear who was at the wheel at the time of the accident.

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