HYDERABAD: Actor-producer
Rajasekhar suffered injuries when his
SUV
crashed into the median of the
Outer Ring Road
(ORR) median at high speed, flipped and fell on the other side of the eight-lane expressway near
Pedda Golconda
in the early hours of Wednesday. He was the lone occupant in the car.
Though police found two liquor bottles and an empty glass in the SUV, they did not send the actor for medical examination to check whether he was driving under influence of alcohol. As three challans were pending against the SUV for speeding and the actor was involved in more than one accident while driving the four-wheeler in past two years, police were gathering details to recommend cancellation of his driver’s licence.
“The
Mercedes Benz SUV (TS07FZ1234) driven by the actor went out of control, probably due to tyre burst around 1.20am on Wednesday. By the time our team arrived at the spot, Rajasekhar left the place in another vehicle. The examination of the accident scene indicates that he was driving at high speed,” Shamshabad inspector R Venkatesh said. Incidentally, the SUV’s three tyres burst due to the mishap.
Police recovered two liquor bottles including an empty wine bottle and a full vodka bottle along with an empty glass from the SUV. “We could not conduct blood alcohol test as the actor had left the place before we arrived,” the inspector said.
Rajasekhar’s wife and actress Jeevitha said her husband suffered only a scratch in the accident. “When the mishap occurred, he was coming home from
Ramoji Film City
. The SUV went across the median and turned turtle on the other side of the road. A family travelling in a car stopped at the accident spot. They recognised the actor and helped him out of the damaged vehicle. As Rajasekhar's phone went off due to damage, he called us and police using the phone of the good Samaritans. In their vehicle, Rajasekhar left the place and we picked him up mid-way. A doctor examined him at home and said he was fine,” Jeevitha added.
Police said that the air bags in the SUV had prevented the actor from sustaining any major injuries. “Luckily, there were no vehicles coming from the opposite direction,” deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Shamshabad, N Prakash Reddy said.
As per
e-challan
database of the Telangana police, three challans were pending against the SUV registered in the actor's name. All the challans were generated due to speeding on the ORR at Chennamma Hotel in Shamshabad and ORR Rotary in Ghatkesar.
In October 2017, Rajasekhar had met with an accident when his vehicle rammed into the car of city-based businessman Ram Reddy on PVNR Expressway. Though the vehicles suffered partial damage, no one was injured. “We are collecting details of road accident cases and traffic violations Rajasekhar was involved in. With those details, we will write to RTA to cancel his licence,” a Shamshabad police officer said.