A civic employee, identified as G Bala Chander Yadav, was critically injured after he was hit by a speeding BMW in Banjara Hills area of Hyderabad in the early hours of Friday. The police suspect that the driver of the BMW was drunk at the time of the incident.
CCTV footage of the incident showed Yadav, who was riding a two-wheeler, being hit by the speeding SUV, which was travelling in the opposite direction. Despite Yadav slowing down, the car collided with his vehicle and dragged him for a distance before finally coming to a halt. After the incident, the driver of the car fled the scene.
A passerby shifted Yadav to a nearby hospital. Yadav, a circle manager of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), was on his way to work when the accident occurred.
"Hit and run incident reported in Banjara Hills PS limits in Hyderabad. A GHMC employee namely Bala Chander Yadav’s two-wheeler was rammed by a speeding BMW car today in Banjara Hills police station limits. The accident happened after the driver lost control over the wheel. The car has been identified and the accused is yet to be caught," said Banjara Hills Inspector Narender.
The incident comes three days after a speeding car rammed into morning walkers in Bandlaguda Jagir on the outskirts of the city, killing two women and injuring two others.
The police have apprehended a 19-year-old student who was driving the car. The incident happened when the student, along with two friends, was en route to Moinabad to celebrate his birthday.
The horrifying crash was captured on CCTV camera. The speeding car failed to navigate a turn and lost control, resulting in a collision with three women who were walking along the road. The impact threw the pedestrians off the ground. The car veered off the road and crashed into a tree.
The person driving the car fled the scene leaving behind the vehicle.