A woman died and her husband was critically injured after a motorcycle was hit by a car being raced on the road near UPS School in Amistapur, under Bhutpur Municipality in Mahabubnagar district. Two youths were racing their Thar cars when the crash happened. Shaahana Begum (40) died on the spot.
Shaahana Begum was returning home with her husband Shakeer and their daughter Ayara after attending a relative’s wedding. The racing car hit their motorcycle. Shakeer suffered severe injuries, including broken legs and arms, and is undergoing treatment in a hospital. Little Ayara escaped with minor injuries because she was sitting in her mother’s lap.
After the crash, one of the two cars involved in the racing fled the scene. Locals chased the other car and caught it. They then handed the vehicle and those inside over to the police.
Police reached the spot, registered a case and started an investigation into the incident. Officials are working to trace the car that fled.
