According to police officials, when the family reached Bandlaguda, an unidentified truck, being driven in a rash and negligent manner, hit their bike from behind
Published Date – 17 January 2025, 06:40 PM
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Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a woman and a three-year-old child died, and two others of the same family were injured when the bike they were riding on was hit by a rashly driven truck at Bandlaguda in Mailardevpally early on Friday.
As per available information, Ruksana Begum (35) and her husband, Waseem Ahmed (40), were heading on a bike along with their two children — son Mohd Muzamil (6) and daughter Shifa (3) — from Langar Houz to Falaknuma when the incident occurred.
According to the police, when the family reached Bandlaguda main road, an unidentified truck, being driven in a rash and negligent manner, hit their bike from behind. All four fell on the road and sustained injuries.
While Ruksana and Shifa suffered grievous bleeding injuries and died on the spot, Waseem and Muzamil escaped with injuries. The other motorists, who were passing by, noticed them and alerted the police and called the ambulance. The injured were shifted to a nearby private hospital for treatment.
The Mailardevpally police are investigating. Efforts are on to identify and arrest the truck driver who went absconding after the accident.