A seven-year-old’s dream of education ended in nightmare on Telangana roads, where an army truck crushed her during a school trip with her mother. The fatal scooter crash near Secunderabad’s Trimulgherry has ignited outrage and sorrow across the state.
Details emerge of the scooter slipping on RK Puram flyover, directly into the army truck’s path. Chilling CCTV shows the instant tragedy: the girl’s body under the front tire, while her mother sustained grievous injuries requiring intensive care.
As a proud Army School Trimulgherry first-grader, the child’s loss hits hard, especially with her father serving far in Jammu and Kashmir. Police at Nerredmet have launched a detailed inquiry, scrutinizing footage and witness statements for accountability.
Compounding the day’s toll, a Begumpet flyover taxi accident saw the vehicle somersault after barrier impact, leaving three injured amid snarled traffic. Responders cleared wreckage swiftly, but speed demons on flyovers remain a persistent threat.
Disaster rippled to Andhra Pradesh, where Kakinada’s AV Nagar saw a chemical tanker dive into a vital canal, unleashing toxins into village water lines. Administrators sounded alarms, banning usage and mobilizing hazmat teams for decontamination—a stark reminder of industrial transport perils.
These tragedies—from a child’s commute to chemical catastrophes—expose systemic failures in road management. Urgent calls grow for army convoy regulations, flyover safety audits, and chemical haulier oversight to stem the rising tide of preventable deaths on Indian highways.