A neurosurgeon tragically lost his life in Telangana on Sunday morning after the vehicle he was driving struck a roadside divider on National Highway 365 in Suryapet. The impact caused the car to catch fire, resulting in the surgeon being burnt alive. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Four people killed in separate accident on NH-44 in Telangana
Jagadeesh was alone in the car at the time of the accident, ANI news agency reported. The body was shifted for post-mortem examination, and police registered a case in connection with the incident, ANI reported. The deceased and their family members were travelling from their native village Mettugadda Thanda in Nawabpet mandal of Mahabubnagar to Shamshabad in a four-wheeler, ANI reported.
The neurosurgeon’s car was left engulfed in flames after it hit the iron grills of the road divider. Upon receiving information about the incident, a police team and fire personnel reached the spot and doused the flames. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
The accident took place near Pillalamarri flyover on the Hyderabad-Khammam highway at around 7.15 am, PTI news agency reported. The doctor, identified as 50-year-old Jagadish, was working at Mamata Hospital in Khammam and was a native of Wyra in Khammam district. Meanwhile, four people were killed and one injured in a road accident on NH-44 in Telangana , police said.
The doctor was travelling from Hyderabad from Khammam to meet his family, according to police. Police suspect that lack of sleep may have led to the doctor losing control of the four-wheeler, Khammam Rural CI G Rajashekar told Times of India. The driver of the vehicle, Sabavath Ashok, was injured in the accident and shifted to the Trident Hospital in Shamshabad, police said.
The cops initially faced difficulties in identifying the victim. However, the deceased was later identified as Jagadish, head of the neurosurgery department at the Mamata Hospital.
