Overview
- A speeding water tanker hit a motorcycle from behind near Puppalguda Toll Gate in Narsingi, killing the pillion rider at the scene and seriously injuring the rider.
- The two men were carpenters returning from work and lived in Lakshmiguda, with the deceased identified as Sushil Kumar and the injured man named Suresh.
- Police say the tanker continued on and then struck a car and a scooter before being stopped, and they have identified the driver as Ranjith Simha.
- Narsingi police have registered a case, the deceased’s body was taken to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem, and the injured rider remains hospitalised.
- The crash highlights the risks faced by evening-shift labourers who travel late and could prompt further inquiries into speeding, driver culpability, and enforcement on this route.