Speeding Car Skids Off Hyderabad Flyover,Crashes, Kills 1
A #Volkswagen flew off newly opened #BiodiversityFlyover and fell on people standing below; car was travelling at 104 kmph; woman killed, driver survived thanks to airbags, 4 injured; 2 new cars parked below also damaged; footage cinematic, dramatic reality is frightening @ndtv
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There were three people in the car; the driver is critically injured. The car's airbags opened on impact helping save the life of the driver, identified as Milan.
The car was being driven at a speed of 104 kmph way above the permissible limit of 40 kmph, Cyberabad police department said in a press release.
Hyderabad Mayor Bonthu Rammohan has said the flyover will be closed for three days in order to set the speed limit on the flyover. He has also announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs to the family of the woman who died in the accident and medical assistance to the injured.
The 990-metres long flyover is in the bustling IT area of the city and was inaugurated on November 4 by IT minister KT Rama Rao. Within a week of opening, two people were killed on the flyover when their bikes were hit by a speeding car.
Soon after the crash, many on social media started complaining about the design of the flyover. There are reportedly a number of bends and curves on the flyover.
KT Rama Rao, too, expressed his concern over the accident on Twitter.
Distressed to hear about today’s accident on Biodiversity flyover. Prima facie it appears to be result of over speeding; have directed GHMC Engineer-in-Chief & @cpcybd to close the flyover & get speed control/safety measures in place & an independent expert committee evaluation
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Cyberabad traffic police has advised that there should be no pedestrians on the flyover and they should not stop for selfies or other activity.
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The unidirectional flyover has been built at a cost of Rs. 69.47 crore as part of the state government's Strategic Road Development Plan (SRDP).
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