Former MLA Maganti Gopinath’s daughters injured in ORR accident
Two daughters of former Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath sustained minor injuries when their car rammed into a DCM van on the Outer Ring Road near Narsingi on Sunday night. Police said the accident occurred due to overspeeding.
Hyderabad: The two daughters of former Jubilee Hills MLA, the late Maganti Gopinath– Akshara Nag and Sisira, are recovering after sustaining minor injuries in a road accident on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Narsingi on Sunday night.
According to the police, the incident occurred as the young woman and two friends were traveling from Shamshabad airport towards Gachibowli.
Their car, reportedly traveling at high speed, rammed into a DCM van ahead of it on the Narsingi stretch. While all four occupants suffered injuries, Akshara and Sisira escaped with minor wounds. They were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment and their condition is said to be stable.
The group was returning from the airport after seeing off at the RGI Airport, when the incident occurred. Narsingi police and ORR patrol personnel reached the spot and shifted the injured to hospital. The DCM and the car were shifted to the roadside using cranes.
The police attributed the accident to speeding.
Narsingi police said, “The accident occurred due to overspeeding. A total of four were injured and were admitted to a hospital immediately”.
A case of endangering life due to negligence has been registered under section 125 (A) of the BNS.
