Woman dies in fatal road accident at Kukatpally, son suffers head injury

Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old housewife, Kritika, died, and her three-year-old son, Madhav, suffered critical injuries after a goods vehicle rammed them while they were getting off their car on the National Highway (NH)-65 at Kukatpally on Monday morning. While attempting to help the victims, a family member also sustained an injury. A video of the fatal accident went viral on social media platforms on Wednesday.

The accident occurred opposite a shopping mall at Kukatpally around 6:47am on June 23 when businessman Amit Karan's family was returning to Dabeerpura in the city after visiting Tuljapur temple in Maharashtra.

At Kukatpally, their car suddenly stopped on the road due to a mechanical failure. Amit was behind the wheel. His father, Jai Karan, got down from the left side, while Kritika disembarked from the right door holding her son.

“As soon as Kritika stepped out of the car with her son, a Bolero goods carrier coming from the rear suddenly changed from the right lane to the left one in which the car stopped and hit Kritika and the toddler. The two were flung a few metres away due to the impact. Kritika died on the spot, and the boy suffered a severe head injury. He is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital,” Kukatpally sub-inspector (SI) K Narasimha said. While trying to reach the victims, Jai Karan, 70, tripped and fell on the road, sustaining a minor head injury.

The goods carrier did not stop after the accident, and some motorists chased the van and alerted the police control room. The van crashed into the median at Bowenpally around 7pm and came to a halt. The Bowenpally traffic police caught the driver and handed him over to their Kukatpally counterparts.

On the complaint of Kritika's father, Pramod, a case was registered against the accused driver under Sections 106 (1) (Causing death due to negligence) and 125 (a) (Causing hurt by an act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Kukatpally police station.

“The van driver, Nanasaheb, 34, brought a load of school bags from Nashik to Hyderabad. He claimed to have dozed off when the accident occurred. There was no link between the victim's family and Nanasaheb. He was arrested, and a notice was served as per law. We checked his BAC, and the reading was zero,” the SI said.