Car rams 2 bikes on ORR: Engineering student dies, 3 hurt

HYDERABAD: The Outer Ring Road (ORR) continues to be a death trap with a speeding car crashing into two bikes on Saturday, killing an engineering student who was on his way to write an exam. Three others were injured in the accident. The car which first knocked down a bike and then rammed another bike from behind. A case was filed against the car driver.
Gandhe Vineeth, a third year B Tech student of Avanthi Engineering College, fell down from the Pulsar bike he was riding after it was hit by a Swift DZire at Pedda Amberpet in Abdullapurmet mandal at around 8.30 am.Vineeth, 21, who sustained serious injuries on his neck and stomach, died on the spot, while his friend Medipally Manish, 21, suffered minor injuries. Both of them were on their way to St Mary’s College to take the exam.
“As soon as the duo crossed a petrol bunk at Pedda Amberpet, the car knocked them down,” Abdullapurmet SI Saidi Reddy said. Vineeth and Manish belong to Rajanna Sircilla district. The car, which was on its way to Hyderabad from Vijayawada, then went on to hit another bike, injuring two others — Mohammed Rizwan, 19, and Syed Omar, 18. “Rizwan sustained deepcut injuries on his leg, while Omar fractured his right leg,” the SI said. Rizwan and Omar, who belong to Malakpet, are studying in Brilliant College. The injured were shifted to a private hospital, while Vineeth’s body was sent to Gandhi Hospital for an autopsy.
Cops, after a preliminary probe, said the car lost control after one of its tyres burst. Car driver Rathnavath Shiva was booked under sections 304-A (causing death by negligence) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC.
Till November this year, 34 accidents had been reported on the ORR stretch when compared to 26 in the corresponding period last year. “Overspeeding and rash driving are the main reasons for the spurt in accidents on ORR. Though we have taken up awareness programmes to cut down the number of accidents, bikers and vehiclists should also behave responsibly,” additional DCP (traffic), Rachakonda, Mohd Tajuddin Ahmed said.
Police also attribute the increased accident rate to people not wearing helmets and seat belts. “In many accidents, we find bikers not wearing helmets and drivers ignoring seat belts,” he said.