Hyderabad: Gory details of Sunday’s hit-and-run case on the Durgam Cheruvu flyover emerged on Monday, with police officials revealing that both legs of the 35-year-old victim were severed in the impact of the crash.Investigators from Madhapur police station said the driver who fled from the spot after the accident continues to be at large, with police clueless about the accused’s identity. The vehicle involved in the high-speed crash is a red Mercedes C230, bearing a West Bengal licence plate (WB06B7003). The car is registered to a company called Quantum Minerals and Metals Pvt Ltd, Madhapur police said, adding that they have reached out to the company for assistance in identifying the person behind the wheel.Explaining the sequence of events, based on hazy CCTV footage, police said the victim Shyam Raj and his wife reached the Durgam Cheruvu flyover in the early hours of Sunday from Jubilee Hills and parked their bike along the railing. “They then sat on the railing of the walkway for some time. At around 3 am, Shyam Raj alighted from the railing. At that very moment, the Mercedes came hurtling down the flyover and hit Shyam Raj, and came to a stop after crashing into the railing further down the flyover,” police said.“The impact of the crash was so severe that both of Shyam Raj’s legs were severed. He was rushed to hospital where he succumbed at 4 pm on Sunday after battling for his life for over 12 hours,” an investigator said. Police are verifying if Shyam Raj was standing on the road to take photographs of his wife.“Except for the victim and his wife, there was no one else on the flyover. Moments after the accident, some passersby stopped at the scene and alerted the police,” officials said. Police believe the car was being driven at over 100 kmph, judging by the mangled remains of the car and the impact of the crash.“A team is working on obtaining CCTV footage to locate the movements of the accused leading up to the time of the crash as well as in its aftermath,” police said.Road tax not paid in TelanganaMeanwhile, the Mercedes’ registration and fitness had expired back in Sept 2024, showed a search of its licence plate on vahan.parivahan.gov.in. Also, the car’s road tax was paid only for five years from date of registration (Sept 23, 2009). The car was plying illegally in the city as per the MV Act as road tax was not paid in Telangana. No insurance details were visible on Vahan portal either, indicating the car was likely uninsured.
