Man killed while changing tyre on Hyderabad’s Outer Ring Road
Hyderabad: A man was killed and another injured in a tragic accident on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Himayat Sagar, Hyderabad, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The incident occurred when the victim, Shiva Keshav, was changing a tyre of a broken-down vehicle.
According to police, the accident took place near Exit 17 on the ORR, when a car traveling from Hyderabad to Shamshabad broke down. The car’s driver informed authorities, and a recovery van was dispatched to the scene to assist.
While Shiva Keshav, the recovery van driver, was in the process of changing the tyre, a speeding Toyota car crashed into the vehicles. The force of the impact threw Shiva Keshav into the air, and he died instantly. Another person at the scene was seriously injured and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
Preliminary investigations suggest that overspeeding was the primary cause of the collision. Three vehicles were damaged in the crash.
The Rajendranagar police have registered a case and are continuing their investigation into the incident.
On Friday, May 2, 2025, a 30-year-old man, D. Thirumalesh, was killed in another road accident on the ORR near Adibatla. Thirumalesh, who was returning to Hyderabad from Shamshabad, lost control of his car and crashed into a road median. The car, moving at high speed, flipped multiple times before coming to a halt.
Thirumalesh suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is believed to have occurred between 4:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Preliminary reports suggest the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
In another tragic incident on April 7, 2025, a traffic home guard was killed, and two constables were injured after a speeding lorry crashed into a traffic booth near the Miyapur Metro Station.
The accident occurred around 11:00 p.m. near pillar number 600, where the officers were managing a no-entry zone. The lorry, which had unloaded rice bags in Bharat Nagar, was traveling at high speed when it hit the booth, causing it to collapse on the officers.
Home Guard Simhachalam, who was critically injured, later died in a private hospital. Constables Rajavardhan and Vijender sustained injuries, with Rajavardhan suffering fractures to his arm and shoulder. Vijender’s injuries were less severe. The lorry driver, identified as Srinivas from Sadashivapet, is under investigation.
