Tyre burst triggers collision between two lorries in Hayathnagar, driver injured
A lorry driver was injured in a collision caused by a tyre burst near Hayathnagar on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway. The accident involved a Rajasthan registered lorry and a tipper lorry, resulting in the tipper's driver being trapped and injured. Traffic was temporarily disrupted as police managed the scene and diverted vehicles.
- ▪The accident occurred around 4 a.m. when a lorry's tyre burst.
- ▪The lorry was loaded with kirana goods and lost control after hitting a road divider.
- ▪A tipper lorry crashed into the stationary lorry, injuring its driver and trapping him inside.
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A lorry driver was injured after two heavy vehicles collided following a tyre burst near Hayathnagar on Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway (NH- 65) in the early hours of Wednesday.According to police, the accident was reported around 4 a.m. when a Rajasthan registered lorry, loaded with kirana goods, was travelling from Medchal towards Autonagar. As the vehicle reached Captain Cook restaurant, one of its tyres burst, causing the driver to lose control. The lorry rammed a road divider and came to a halt on the road.Moments later, a tipper lorry coming from behind crashed into the stationary vehicle, leaving the cabin of the tipper crushed, and the driver, Naveen, injured and trapped inside the cabin.
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