Woman killed after car hits bike in Shamshabad
A 33-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an airport taxi on the Shamshabad Airport Approach Road. Police are investigating the incident, which was captured on CCTV, and reviewing the vehicle's history of traffic violations.
Why it matters
The incident highlights road safety concerns and the accountability of commercial transport operators in urban areas.
A 33-year-old woman was killed after a car rammed into the motorcycle on which she was travelling as a pillion rider on the Shamshabad Airport Approach Road on Saturday morning. The RGIA police booked a case. A CCTV captured the sequence of events and has since gone viral. The footage shows the car hitting the motorcycle from behind, following which the car allegedly speeds away from the spot.
The accident occurred at about 6.43 a.m. near a U-turn on the approach road. Pullamoni Radhika, wife of Rajashekar, a housekeeper and resident of Rallaguda, Shamshabad, was travelling on a motorcycle bearing registration number TS 07 HX 0918 when a car, an airport taxi bearing registration number TG 07 X 8636, driven by Nalavalla Umakanth, hit the two-wheeler from behind.
Radhika sustained severe injuries to her head and face and was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.
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