Hyderabad: A 29-year-old man was killed and several people were injured after a container truck collided with an electric pole on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru Highway near Shamshabad early on Monday, September 14, triggering a chain-reaction crash in which an oncoming private bus lost control and rammed into parked vehicles, a roadside hotel and an adjoining betel shop.
The deceased was identified as Mohammed Azeemuddin Qizer, a resident of Karimnagar district, who was travelling to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) to catch a flight back to Saudi Arabia, where he had been working in Al Jubail for the past two-and-a-half years.
According to witnesses, the container truck first hit the electric pole on the road divider. The impact reportedly caused the private bus travelling on the highway to lose control, after which it ploughed into several stationary vehicles parked along the roadside before crashing directly into the hotel and the betel shop next to it.
Qizer was drinking tea outside the eatery at the time was struck by the bus and died on the spot, according to the reports.
The accident occurred in the early hours in Rangareddy district. The bus driver and several others sustained injuries in the crash and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A police official confirmed that the accident occurred in the early morning hours and that a probe had been launched. “We are currently investigating the matter; we will provide more details after enquiry,” the official said.
A witness quoted by news agencies said the crash occurred around 5:30 am and described it as unlike anything he had seen in the area before, adding that the bus driver was severely injured.
Further details on the accident and the condition of those injured are awaited.
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