Close Shave For Techie As Car Overturns On Begumpet Flyover
Traffic on the Begumpet stretch came to a standstill for nearly two hours, with police struggling to clear the snarls during the morning rush: Reports
HYDERABAD: An Information Technology (IT) professional had a lucky escape after the cab he was travelling in rammed a divider and overturned on the Begumpet flyover in the wee hours of Wednesday. Both the driver and passenger sustained minor injuries in the mishap.
Traffic on the Begumpet stretch came to a standstill for nearly two hours, with police struggling to clear the snarls during the morning rush.
Sub-inspector Shaik Shafee said that IT professional Balaji had booked an Uber cab to reach his office in Madhapur. The vehicle, bearing registration number TS 09 UA 1482, was hired from Secunderabad. As the cab reached the flyover, the driver-cum-owner attempted to retrieve a water bottle from the door compartment.
“When the driver, Pilli Narsimhulu, was taking a water bottle with one hand while operating the steering with the other, he lost control and rammed the divider. The vehicle overturned in the middle of the road. In the mishap, passenger Balaji and driver Narsimhulu suffered minor injuries,” the sub-inspector said.
Passers-by alerted the police, who arrived promptly along with law-and-order personnel to remove the cab. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for medical assistance. A case was registered against Narsimhulu, and the vehicle was seized.
Traffic movement remained paralysed up to Secunderabad until the overturned cab was cleared. Even after removal, vehicles moved slowly along the stretch.
Meanwhile, officials noted that the Rachakonda traffic police had earlier imposed a challan on Narsimhulu for violating parking rules in a no-parking zone at Maheshwaram.
