In yet another accident in the city, two youth, both aged 19, were killed when the overspeeding SUV they were travelling in crashed into a pole in Hyderabad early on Friday morning. The two youth were among 10 students from the Narayana Medical coaching centre who were out for a joy ride in a Tata Safari Storme when the accident took place.
Police say the accident took place around 2 am when the SUV heading towards Mehdipatnam hit a roadside pole near pillar number 221 of the PVNR Flyover and overturned. While two of the students, identified as Tarun and Uday, were killed, one of the other students, Shashank, suffered an injury.
Police do not suspect that the students were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. “They left college around 12.45 am and the incident took place at 2 am, so we do not think that they were drunk. They went for a joy ride,” said G Suresh, inspector at the Rajendranagar police station.
Police say the SUV was owned by a relative of one of the students, identified as Ganesh. Police have filed a case against the driver of the car, identified as Bunny, for causing death due to negligence under section 304a of the IPC.
This week alone, Hyderabad has witnessed four separate accidents that have claimed the lives of four persons and injured two.
On Wednesday, Saritha, a resident of ECIL, was travelling on her scooter from Kushaiguda towards her house when was struck down from behind by a lorry.
On Tuesday, a 35-year-old woman riding a two-wheeler was mowed down by an RTC bus in Banjara Hills.
In two accidents that took place at Malakpet and Kukatpally, two persons, identified as 20-year-old Shekar and 25-year-old Syed Khasim, lost their lives. While Shekar was hit by an RTC bus, Khasim died after being hit by a speeding lorry.
In another accident which took place in LB Nagar, two women were injured after a car hit them before overturning. The victims are availing treatment at a private hospital.