TSRTC bus hits bike; pregnant woman dies, husband injured in Hyderabad

According to the police, the two had gone for a regular checkup at a private hospital in Hyderguda and were returning home around 10 am when the mishap occurred.

Hyderabad: In a tragic accident, a pregnant woman, who was returning after consulting a doctor along with her husband, was killed while the husband suffered serious injuries when a TSRTC bus hit their motorcycle at Himayathnagar here on Wednesday morning.

The woman was identified as Shalini Goud (35), wife of Satish Goud (37), a private employee from Bakaram in Gandhinagar. According to the police, the two had gone for a regular checkup at a private hospital in Hyderguda and were returning home around 10 am when the mishap occurred.

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“The couple and the bus had started moving after the signal turned green at the Himayathnagar Junction. When the couple’s bike slowed down to take a turn ahead, the bus driver, who was driving in a rash and negligent manner, hit the bike from behind. The couple came under the right tyre in the front and suffered grievous injuries,” police said.

On noticing them, Mallesh, a traffic constable responded and helped in shifting them to hospital, where Shalini died while under treatment later in the day.

The Narayanaguda police, who had first booked a case of negligence causing injuries, have altered the case to one of negligence causing death.

 

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