Sunday, December 30, 2007

Snapped cable on city road kills biker, 19

Snapped cable on city road kills biker, 19

Hyderabad: A low-hanging cable on Banjara Hills Road No. 1 claimed the life of a motorcyclist on Saturday night. The cable cut the throat of Aleemuddin, 19, a student from Akbarbagh. He fell of the motorcycle and died on the way to hospital. Highlighting the dangers of low-hanging cables which are a city-wide phenomenon, Hasnuddin who was with Aleem on the bike, said, “We could not spot the cable hanging in the middle of the road till the last instant.”
Banjara Hills police sub-inspector Gurappa said the cable was snapped by an overloaded lorry which remains unidentified. He said police would identify the owner of the cable and the company for negligence.

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