Hyderabad: A 23-year-old software engineer was killed in a road mishap when she was flung off the bike and run over by a speeding car.
The victim, identified as Paladi Vinusha, a techie working in Hitec City was pillion riding with her fiance Palani Kiran Kumar, when he lost control just before a flyover and hit the road divider.
The impact threw Vinusha away from the bike and right onto the path of a speeding vehicle following them. The accident took place near the Uppal bus stop.
“The couple was about to get on the flyover after crossing the Uppal bus stop when Kiran lost control of his bike and rammed into the road partition, following which both he and Vinusha fell off the bike. A speeding car which was entering the flyover ran over Vinusha, causing her serious injuries,” said Uppal inspector P. Venkateswarlu.
Locals of the area and Kiran, who sustained minor injuries, rushed Vinusha to Gandhi Hospital after calling an ambulance, where she succumbed to her injuries.
Based on a complaint from Vinusha’s grandfather, Dhanishetty Srinivasa Rao, a private employee from Bodpuppal, a case was booked under Section 304A (death by negligence) of IPC against the car driver, who was later identified as B. Narsi Reddy, a resident of Nagole. Vinusha’s body was sent for postmortem examination.
“The family was planning her wedding soon,” said Mr Srinivasa Rao.
