Vikas, a native of Jagtial district, had completed his B.Tech and was searching for job opportunities.
Hyderabad: A BTech graduate died after his motorcycle hit a divider at APPA Junction under Narsingi police station limits in the early hours of Monday. The deceased, B. Vikas, a native of Jagtial, had been staying in Hyderabad while looking for employment and working on plans to launch a start-up.
Police said Vikas was riding at high speed to pick up his friends waiting at APPA Junction when he lost control and crashed into the divider. Though wearing a helmet, it may not have been fastened and was found at a distance. The impact left him with severe injuries.
Passersby noticed him lying on the road and stopped to help. They found his mobile phone and contacted his father, who informed Vikas’s friends at the junction. They rushed to the spot and alerted ambulance authorities, but Vikas succumbed before he could be shifted to hospital.
Vikas, who had completed his BTech, was staying with his brother and a friend at Gayatri Apartments in Hydershakote. Police said he had rejected some job offers as he was researching and working towards setting up a start-up.
His family in Jagtial depends on agriculture for its livelihood. Narsingi police registered a case and launched an investigation. The body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem.
