A truck driver in Telangana’s Hyderabad was arrested in a hit-and-run case on the night of April 14, after a video of the incident went viral on social media.
According to the police, the arrested truck driver has been identified as Prithviraj.
In the viral video, a speeding truck was spotted dragging a motorcycle beneath its front tyre along a busy road while the rider was seen hanging on the side of the truck.
#ViralVideo A speeding motorcycle got stuck under a truck on a busy road.#Hyderabad #Viral #Video #Accident |@HYDTP pic.twitter.com/oQXZcs0jNY— unknown (@rupendr74016060) April 17, 2024
The biker later lodged a police complaint, alleging that the same truck also hit another car after this incident.
The police said that they received a complaint on April 15 from a 60-year-old man named Abdul Majeed, a resident of Hyderabad who stated that on April 14, he was coming from Aramghar towards Laxmi Gardens, Champapet, on his bike at around 11:45 pm.
A truck allegedly came from behind at the same time, in a rash and negligent manner and hit his bike.
After being hit, the man fell on the left side of the road, but the truck driver did not stop the vehicle and tried to escape. The incident, however got captured on phone by people who were travelling behind it on a motorcycle.
(with inputs from ANI)
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