Hyderabad: A 17-year-old boy allegedly driving a rented Maruti Baleno without a licence crashed into seven parked two-wheelers before hitting a motorcycle carrying two brothers in Hyderabad’s Borabanda area on Sunday, leaving both men seriously injured.
CCTV footage of the incident shows the teenager losing control of the car and crashing into a row of parked two-wheelers before ramming into the motorcycle.
The impact threw both riders onto the road. One of the brothers managed to move out of the vehicle’s path and escaped with relatively minor injuries. However, the other, who was riding pillion, was run over by the car and became trapped underneath it.
People nearby rushed to the spot and lifted the vehicle to rescue the injured man, as seen in the CCTV footage.
The injured men were identified as Rajkumar (60) and Prabhakar (55). According to police, the brothers were on their way to church when the accident occurred. They were taken to separate private hospitals for treatment and are reported to have suffered serious injuries.
The minor allegedly tried to flee the scene after the crash, but local residents chased him, caught him a short distance away and allegedly assaulted him before police arrived.
Police said the teenager allegedly took the car after finding its keys inside the vehicle following a cleaning job.
A case has been registered by the Madhuranagar Police, and further investigation is underway.