TIMS technician falls off flyover at Biodiversity, dies

HYDERABAD: A young technician of Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS) fell off the Gachibowli Biodiversity flyover on Sunday evening and died when the bike he was riding crashed into the flyover railing. The accident took place at 4 pm when the bike driven by B Madhu, 24, fell off the level 2 flyover on to the level 1.
Madhu died on the spot while his friend Machagiri, 24, who was pillion-riding, suffered serious injuries.Police suspect the accident took place due to speeding. Madhu was suspected to be in an inebriated condition when he crashed the bike into the railing, police said. Madhu along with Giri was heading to IKEA from Raidurgam.
Such was the impact of the crash that after hitting the railing of the flyover, the bike fell on the second flyover beneath it. A native of Siddipet, Madhu was residing in a PG hostel at Gachibowli. The condition of Machagiri, who hails from Bhuvanagiri district, is critical.
A case was registered under section 304-A (negligence causing death) of IPC. This is second accident where a vehicle flew off the Biodiversity flyover and crashed below leading to the death of a person. On November 23, 2019, a woman was killed in a freak accident when a car fell on a 56-year-old woman below the flyover after the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve due to speeding.