Published Apr 18, 2024 | 10:11 AM ⚊ Updated Apr 18, 2024 | 10:11 AM
Lorry mishap Hyderabad. (Screengrab)
A lorry driver was arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly hitting a car and driving away without stopping the vehicle during which a bike was also dragged by the lorry, police said on Wednesday, 17 April.
A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
The lorry, going to Vanasthalipuram from Chandrayangutta in the city on 14 April, hit a car but there was no major damage to the car or injuries to anyone, they said.
Some youth in the area started chasing the lorry which made the lorry driver drive with speed out of fear.
One of the youths who were chasing the lorry climbed onto the lorry footboard when it slowed down. He was asking the lorry driver to stop.
In an incident caught on camera, in #Hyderabad, a speeding lorry collided with a two-wheeler and dragged the vehicle.
In the now-viral video the pillon ridder can be seen hanging onto the lorry. Constable IS Sadan confirmed to @TheSouthfirst that the lorry driver was… pic.twitter.com/1QJ9AqKKAE
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) April 17, 2024
On the way, the lorry later hit a bike and it got stuck underneath the lorry. The person riding the bike did not sustain any injuries.
The lorry dragged the bike for some time and the bike got detached from the lorry.
The lorry driver surrendered at a traffic police station.
The viral video gave an impression that the bike rider boarded the footboard of the lorry which is not the case, police said.
Following a complaint made by the bike rider, a case of accident was registered and the lorry driver was arrested and sent to jail, police said.
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