Driver Rescued After Hour-Long Effort in Hayathnagar Accident

Hyderabad: A tipper driver was rescued after a nearly hour-long effort by police and ambulance personnel following a road accident near Hayathnagar Police Station on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway on Wednesday.

The accident occurred in the early hours when a tipper lorry rammed into a stationary container truck from behind. The driver, identified as Sampangi Naveen from Chinnaraviryala village, got trapped inside the mangled cabin due to the impact.

Rescue teams used cutters to extricate him from the vehicle. Naveen, who sustained serious injuries, was shifted to a nearby private hospital for treatment.

The incident caused traffic disruption on the busy highway, with vehicles diverted through the service road until normalcy was restored.