HYDERABAD: A truck driver changing a punctured tyre was run over by another lorry on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Keesara on Friday. While the trucker, P Ramulu (45), died on the spot, a man who had stopped to help him was lucky to escape with injuries.
The other lorry driver, Shiva, also suffered multiple injuries after his vehicle hit the railings and flipped on to the service road. He was taken to hospital and later allowed to leave after cops served him a notice to appear whenever called.
Police said Ramulu was going to Gajwel from Nagole and suffered a puncture near ORR Exit 8. He stopped a passing vehicle and borrowed a jack from its driver, Sudharshan. Both got hit by Shiva’s lorry coming at high speed, Keesara police said. Sudharshan was lucky to survive, cops said.
Cops said Shiva must have dozed off as there was little chance of an accident at the spot since the victim had parked on the extreme left and was clearly visible from afar.
