Hyderabad: Three persons returning from Yadadri after having darshan at the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple were killed in an accident on the ORR on Thursday, Three others including the driver of the sustained grevious injuries.
The mishap occurred when a speeding car rammed into their car, which was pushed to the railing on the left, ricocheted to the right and came to a halt atop the divider.
Police suspects that the driver of the first car, Paritala Ravi Chandra, working as a programme manager at the Telangana Academy of Skill and Knowledge, was drunk. His blood samples were sent for examination for alcohol content.
The victims were identified as V. Karthik, M. Thirumalesh and K. Narsing Rao. Two others, K. Balram and Raghu, survived with injuries. All the five were residents of Hayatnagar and worked in private firms. Police said that the accident occurred when they slowed down on the ORR near Ghatkesar.
“We suspect Ravi Chandra (the driver of the first car) was drunk as we found cooked chicken in his vehicle. His blood samples have been sent for a BAC test, after which we can know if he was drunk.”
Ghatkesar inspector B Prakash said. He said a case under Section 304-a of IPC had been filed against Ravi Chandra for causing death due to rash and negligent driving.
Driver fleeing police runs over pedestrian
A tipper driver who was driving in the wrong direction to escape a police check mowed down a pedestrian in Hayatnagar. The driver noticed the police picket, stopped and suddenly began reversing the vehicle, and ran over 50-year-old Raziya Begum.
The accident occurred at about 3.30 pm on Wednesday, Raziya Begum, a home-maker from Ranganayakula Gutta in the Hayatnagar police station limits was walking towards Word and Deed High School on some work.
Witnesses said that when the tipper driver Mahesh saw the police picket ahead, he began reversing the vehicle and did not notice Raziya Begum behind the vehicle. Even after the vehicle knocked her down, the driver kept reversing the vehicle, killing her on the spot. Police registered a case if death due to rash and negligent driving and detained driver Mahesh for questioning. The case is under investigation.
