Hyderabad: Five persons were killed in accidents in the city on Thursday. At Keesara, a student heading for the ICET examination died after falling from his bike at Ramalingeshwara colony. Police said Pagadala Balachander (22) was going for the exam along with his friend Srujan when he lost control over the bike and both fell on the roadside. Balachander died on the spot, Keesara police said.
At Medchal, two persons died in separate accidents. A 28-year-old man died after falling on the road at Yellampet crossroads early on Thursday. B Sai Chary, a resident of Khaisernagar was going from Hasthimpur to Gajularamaram. When he reached Yellampet, he fell from the bike after hitting a road divider and died.
In the other case, a security guard Vijay Kumar Paswan (27) of IDA Medchal died after a container lorry hit him. Vijay Kumar was going on his motorcycle when he slipped and fell on the road at Medchal crossroads and was run over by the truck. He died on the spot.
A woman pedestrian died after she was hit by a car at Peddamberpet in Hayathnagar here on Thursday. The victim, identified as Indramma (45) was crossing the road. In another incident, an unidentified woman died after her scooter was hit by a truck at Batasingaram in Abdullapurmet. The vehicles involved in both these incidents sped off. The Hayathnagar and Abdullapurmet police have booked cases.