3 killed, 14 injured as van rams into truck on ORR
Hyderabad: Three workers died and 14 others sustained injuries after the cargo van they were travelling in rammed into a truck on Outer Ring Road (ORR) under Rajendranagar police station limits late on Saturday. 17 workers, including the van driver, left for an ashram in Muchintal at about 9 am on Nov 7 to carry out construction, painting and gardening work, according to police. The accident occurred at around 11 pm when they were returning to their pickup point in Moinabad. the van rammed into a truck ahead of it near exit ramp 18, close to Telangana State Police Academy While travelling on the ORR. All 17 occupants of the van, including the driver, K Narasimha, sustained injuries.
“I was told that the truck driver turned right without switching on the indicators. The truck driver allegedly took a right turn without switching on the indicators, leading to the collision. In his complaint to the police, Pentaiah’s son J Raj Kumar alleged that negligent driving by both the truck and van drivers had led to the deaths of the three persons. He requested the police to initiate appropriate legal action. The van driver also drove negligently and crashed into the truck,” the complainant alleged.
A case was registered against the truck and van drivers under Sections 106(a) (causing death due to negligence) and 125(a) (causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the BNS.
Rajendranagar DI M Vijay Mohan said the injured workers were out of danger.