Woman & daughter killed, father battling for life after truck hits bike near ORR in Hyderabad

Ch Gopal, his wife Lakshmamma and their daughter Vijaya, a Class VIII student, were going to Osmania General Hospital for Vijaya’s treatment when the rashly driven truck hit them

Hyderabad: A woman and her daughter were killed, while her husband is fighting for his life in a hospital, after their motorcycle was hit by a truck on the city outskirts on Wednesday.

Tragedy struck the family when the rashly driven truck hit the motorcycle, which the trio was riding, at Tukkuguda in Pahadishareef.

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Ch Gopal (36), his wife Lakshmamma (33) and their daughter Vijaya (14), a Class VIII student, all from Wanaparthy, were going to the Osmania General Hospital on a bike for Vijaya’s treatment.

According to the police, when the trio reached Tukkuguda road near the Outer Ring Road (ORR), a rashly driven truck hit the motorcycle. As a result, the family fell on the road and suffered grievous bleeding injuries.

While Lakshmamma and Vijaya died on the spot, Gopal who was injured in the mishap was shifted to a nearby private hospital for treatment.

The Pahadishareef police have booked a case and are investigating. Efforts are on to nab the absconding truck driver.

The bodies were shifted to the Osmania General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.