HYDERABAD: Three friends died after their bike was run over by a lorry on Saturday night near Chandrayangutta. Mailardevpally police said that the bike was being driven on the wrong side, which caused the accident.
Officials said that Shaik Qamruddin, 35, Syed Jameel, 22, and Syed Bablu, 27, died on the spot. The incident took place between Chandrayangutta and Aramghar.
The rider, Qamruddin, who had a prosthetic hand, drove the vehicle on the wrong side after reaching a junction. Besides being on the wrong side of the road, the rider was speeding the vehicle, following which the bike skid and the three friends fell on the road.
Meanwhile, a lorry ran over the three persons and the deceased were crushed under its wheels.
“The lorry driver is innocent as he had taken the right route. However, the bike accident was sudden and the lorry happened to run over the bike,” police said.
The deceased, who were labourers, were residents of Azam Nagar in Langar Houz and hailed from Maharashtra. “The deceased were not wearing helmets. We are verifying if the rider had a valid driving license or not. Interestingly, the bike was bought by Qamruddin on Saturday morning,” police said.
The accident occurred when the friends were returning home from a function at Vattepally.
Police registered a case under Section 304a (negligence causing death) of IPC.
