19-yr-old killed after truck hits scooter

Hyderabad: A 19-year-old man died and his friend suffered injuries when their scooter was hit by a truck at Pedda Amberpet on Sunday night. The victims were, M Laxman, 19, of Thattiannaram. His friend is one Shiva Shankar.
When the two were travelling on a scooter from Abdullapurmet to LB Nagar near the U-turn opposite to India oil petrol bunk on the NH 65, a truck coming from behind hit the scooter.Pillion rider, Laxman fell on the road and died on the spot. Shiva Shankar escaped with minor injuries, Hayathnagar police said. A case was registered against the absconding truck driver under sections 304-a and 337 of the IPC. The body was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for postmortem. tnn