Ramya was rushed to Hyderabad's Care Hospital, where she was put on ventilator support as she sustained grave injuries from the accident. She gradually slipped into coma. 

An 8-year-old girl from Hyderabad who was on ventilator support from the past six days after a car, driven by an allegedly drunk youth rammed into the car she was travelling in, passed away today morning.

Ramya was returning from her first day of school with her family of four when a speeding Hyundai i10 coming from the opposite direction, hit the divider and toppled over her car, killing her uncle Pammi Rajesh (38) on the spot who was behind the wheel and injuring others.

Ramya was rushed to Hyderabad's Care Hospital, where she was put on ventilator support as she sustained grave injuries from the accident. She gradually slipped into coma.

An engineering student, Shravil (20) from Keshav Memorial Engineering College in Narayaguda Hyderabad, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, was driving the i10. He along with his five friends suffered injuries in the crash.

According to the police, the boys were on their way back from a party at a Banjara Hills Mall.

Ramya's mother Radhika, another uncle and grandfather had also suffered serious injuries in the accident. Ramya's mother was admitted to city's Yashoda hospital with multiple fractures.

Investigations revealed Shravil did not even have a driving license and the car belonged to the father of one of his friends.

Shravil has been arrested for culpable homicide.