Hyderabad: Pedestrian killed after being hit by speeding oil tanker in Meerpet

A 65-year-old pedestrian, P Lakhupathi, died after a speeding oil tanker hit him while he was crossing the road at Mandamallamma crossroads in Meerpet on Sunday. Police shifted the body for post-mortem and registered a case against the tanker driver.

Hyderabad: A pedestrian died while crossing the road at Mandamallamma crossroads at Meerpet on Sunday.

The victim, P Lakhupathi (65), a resident of Balapur and a native of Nalgonda district, was crossing the road when an oil tanker vehicle hit the man at high speed. The man suffered serious injuries and died on the spot.

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On information, the police reached the spot and shifted the body for post-mortem examination to mortuary. A case is registered against the driver of the oil tanker and an investigation is going on.