Chennai: Man driving stolen auto dies in crash

CHENNAI: A man who took an autorickshaw out on a tour of the city while its owner was drunk and asleep in the back seat, died after he smashed the vehicle into a car in

Virugambakkam

on Friday.


Police said Jakir Hussain, 47, who was drunk and sleeping in his auto, had left the key in the vehicle. As he woke up and saw that someone else was riding his auto towards Porur, he tried to stop the man. During a scuffle that ensued, the man rammed the auto into a car. Police said the man, yet to be identified, died on the spot while Jakir is undergoing treatment at

Government Kilpauk Medical College

.