65-year-old dies after drunk trucker hits two-wheeler
Hyderabad: In a case of drunk driving, a 65-year-old resident of Bandlaguda died after the two-wheeler he was riding pillion on was hit by a truck late in the night on Wednesday. “At around 11.30, their two-wheeler was hit by a truck at Satamrai in Shamshabad. Based on a complaint by Jaffar’s son, cops registered a case under Sections 106 (negligence causing death) and 125 (endangering human life) of the BNS against the accused truck driver, Yadadri, and arrested him.
Police said the truck driver was drunk at the time of the accident. The victim, Mohammed Jaffar, was returning home from a wedding function along with his friend, Sheikh Aslam, when the accident took place, according to RGIA police. Jaffar succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment,” said RGIA police. He was handed over the policemen who reached the spot on being alerted by them,” said police.
Both of them were injured and shifted to a local hospital. “The locals present at the site caught the truck driver and found him drunk. His friend, Aslam, was discharged on Thursday afternoon.