Three Persons Run Over by Truck in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Three persons travelling on a scooter were run over by a truck when the scooter rider who had a prosthetic hand lost control over his vehicle and fell on the road at Mailardevpally on Saturday night.

The victims are identified as Shaik Qamaruddin (35), Syed Jameel (22) and Syed Bablu (27) all staying at Langer Houz and natives of Nanded in Maharashtra.

According to the police, the three persons were traveling from Chandrayangutta towards Aramgarh junction. When they reached the stretch near the Mailardevpally police station, Qamaruddin who was driving the scooter lost control over it and the vehicle skidded.

“Qamaruddin has a prosthetic left hand yet he was driving the scooter. He lost control over the vehicle and it skidded on the road. They were run over by a cement container coming from behind,” said N Prakash Reddy, DCP Shamshabad. Death was instant from them.

The police shifted the bodies to Osmania General Hospital mortuary for postmortem.

The police who verified the footage recorded by the closed circuit cameras found that the trio had come in the wrong direction before crossing the road at a junction. “They were going on the lane meant for heavy vehicles and were without helmets,” said the DCP.

The police are verifying if Qamaruddin has a valid driving license.

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