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23-year-old driver dies in Hyderabad cab-bike crash
Times of India reports that a 23-year-old driver, Syed Toufiquddin, was killed and his friend Syed Ayaan critically injured when a cab hit their bike at LB Nagar in Hyderabad early Monday.…
The Story in Brief
Times of India reports that a 23-year-old driver, Syed Toufiquddin, was killed and his friend Syed Ayaan critically injured when a cab hit their bike at LB Nagar in Hyderabad early Monday. The accident happened around 4 am when the cab, driven by Hemanth, suddenly turned right from the service road onto the highway. The bike crashed into the cab's driver-side door. Toufiquddin died on the spot. Ayaan is in hospital. Police have booked Hemanth under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death by negligence and causing hurt. He was not drunk, the inspector said.
The Indian Opinion
This accident will feed the usual blame-the-cab-driver narrative, but police say the accused was sober. The real story is a dangerous divider opening and a sudden turn from a service road. Every week, similar crashes happen across Hyderabad. The question is not who was at fault but why such road designs remain unfixed until another life is lost.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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