A young woman created a scare by driving a car on a railway track near Hyderabad on Thursday.
The woman drove the car for about seven kilometres in the Rangareddy district, disrupting railway traffic for about two hours in the morning.
At a level crossing at Kondakal, she turned the car onto the track, sending panic among passersby. Locals tried to stop her at Nagulapalli, but she allegedly threatened them with a knife and sped away.
She drove the car for a distance of about seven kilometres between Nagulapalli and Shankarpalli. A train coming on the same track was stopped after the loco pilot applied the brakes on spotting the car, averting a disaster.
The young woman's action sent the railway staff into a tizzy. Later, the railway employees, with the help of locals, managed to stop the car and overpowered her.