Woman killed, four injured as speeding car falls off flyover

Hyderabad: A woman was killed and four others were injured when a car rammed a divider and fell off a flyover here on Saturday, police said.

The car, occupied only by the driver, was moving at 104 kmph on the flyover at Biodiversity Junction and it went out of control and crashed into the divider, they said.

The woman, who was standing on the road along with some others under the flyover, was killed and three other people suffered injuries.

The car driver sustained injuries and was being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital. A case relating to charges of causing death by negligence has been registered against the driver.

On preliminary investigation, it was found that the accident occurred due to the car travelling at 104 kmph instead of the prescribed 40 kmph on the flyover, Cyberabad traffic police said.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Mayor B Rammohan announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the family of the deceased, a GHMC release said.