Eight workers injured as speeding car ploughs into pedestrians in Hyderabad

Eight workers were injured, three of them seriously, after a speeding car allegedly hit them near ECIL in Hyderabad in the early hours of Tuesday.

Hyderabad: Eight workers were injured, three of them seriously, when a speeding car allegedly rammed into them near New Chaitanya College, opposite Devi Mobile Shop at ECIL, in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to the Kushaiguda police, the victims, including 25-year-old Vikram Kumar, a waiter at a bar and restaurant in Moula Ali, were returning home on foot after completing their work when a black car approached from behind at high speed and hit them.

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The driver fled the spot without stopping. Ajay Kumar, Bipin Kumar Yadav and Rajesh Yadav sustained serious injuries and were admitted to a hospital, while the others suffered bleeding injuries.

The injured were initially taken to Srikara Raghavendra Hospital and later shifted to Surya Hospital at ECIL for further treatment.

The Kushaiguda police registered a case and took up an investigation to trace the driver.