HYDERABAD: A heartbreaking road accident in Telangana claimed the life of a seven-year-old girl on her way to school, with her mother left in critical condition. The tragedy unfolded near Trimulgherry in Secunderabad when the scooter they were riding skidded on the RK Puram flyover, hurtling into the path of an oncoming army truck.
The first-grader at Army School Trimulgherry died instantly as the truck’s front wheel crushed her, footage from nearby CCTV cameras painfully captured. Her mother, who was driving the scooter, suffered severe injuries and was rushed to a hospital where doctors described her condition as precarious.
Police reports indicate the girl’s father serves in the Indian Army and is currently posted in Jammu and Kashmir. The incident has cast a pall of grief over the local community, with residents mourning the young life lost in such a freak mishap. Nerredmet police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the sequence of events.
This devastating crash is part of a spate of road accidents plaguing the region. In a separate incident on Begumpet flyover, a taxi veered off control, slammed into a divider, and overturned, injuring three passengers. Traffic came to a standstill briefly before authorities cleared the scene and hospitalized the victims. Investigators suspect high speed as the primary cause.
Further compounding concerns, a chemical tanker plunged into an irrigation canal near AV Nagar in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh. The vehicle, transporting chemicals for a pharmaceutical firm, spilled its hazardous load into the water supply that feeds several villages. Alarmed officials issued immediate alerts, advising residents to avoid using the contaminated water until further notice. Emergency teams are working to contain the spill and assess environmental damage.
These back-to-back accidents underscore the urgent need for stricter road safety measures, especially on busy flyovers and highways. Authorities are urged to review vehicle maintenance protocols for military convoys and enforce speed limits rigorously to prevent such irreplaceable losses.