HYDERABAD: Jumping a red light proved fatal to five IT employees when a dump truck crashed into their car in the Wipro circle, killing everyone around 2.45 a.m. Sunday. Gachibowli police officers said the victims, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, resided in a shelter in Madhapur. They were suspected of driving under the influence and traveling from the IIIT-H road to Gowlidoddi.
Among those killed were K. Santhosh, 25, Tech Mahindra software engineer, K. Pavan Kumar, 24, employee at an IT company, Chinta Manohar, 23, working in an animation studio, P. Bharadwaj, 20 , and N. Roshan, 23.
Gachibowli police released CCTV footage of the accident, showing them riding in a white Maruti Swift (AP 39 ED 5229), near the Wipro circle when their vehicle jumped the signal and headed to the other side where they were hit by a tipper. truck.
Gachibowli traffic police and law enforcement officers rushed to the scene. However, four of them were killed instantly and the fifth succumbed while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gachibowli.
“The impact of the accident was such that we cannot say if they were wearing seat belts during the accident. The car was trapped between the truck and a barricade at a construction site, ”said Gachibowli Police Inspector Srinivas.
The bodies were taken to the morgue of the Osmania General Hospital for autopsy and blood samples were collected to determine their BAC level.
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