HYDERABAD: A 45-year-old NRI from the United States, who came on a two-week holiday to his native Telangana, was killed during a bike ride at a private resort on the outskirts of Vikarabad town, 75km from here. Police said they would look into the alleged negligence on the part of the resort for allowing the victim to ride the bike without taking any safety precautions.
The accident occurred on Monday when Aravind Peechara along with a 35-member group was participating in a bike ride as part of adventure sports in Hills and Valley Adventure Resort at Godamguda near Vikarabad. The four-wheeler mountain bike which Aravind was riding on a mud track tumbled down and fell on him. Friends and colleagues rushed him to a private hospital in Vikarabad where he was declared brought dead. The deceased was director in Copart, a provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services with headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
In videos which had gone viral, Aravind was seen riding the bike without the supervision of a guide. Even as fingers were pointed at the resort management, it is also learnt that the NRI was not wearing a helmet, which is mandatory during any adventure sport. “Aravind and 35 others came to the resort on June 30 for a jolly outing. We are verifying if there is any negligence on the part of the resort,” an official of Dharur police station told TOI.
Aravind was riding casually on the track. And when he tried to negotiate a bump, he lost balance. The bike leapt to some height and came crashing down on him. “Aravind was passing through a steep and lost control over the vehicle and fell down. The bike fell on Aravid and he suffered critical injuries,” a police official said.
Surprisingly, the FIR, which the Dharur police filed on July 1 based on a complaint from a colleague of Aravind, stated that the NRI veered the bike off the pathway to avoid hitting a dog. The bike overturned and he died, it said. A case was registered under Section 304-A (negligence causing death) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Aravind, a native of Siddipet district, was on a two-week visit to Hyderabad, police said.
The accident occurred on Monday when Aravind Peechara along with a 35-member group was participating in a bike ride as part of adventure sports in Hills and Valley Adventure Resort at Godamguda near Vikarabad. The four-wheeler mountain bike which Aravind was riding on a mud track tumbled down and fell on him. Friends and colleagues rushed him to a private hospital in Vikarabad where he was declared brought dead. The deceased was director in Copart, a provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services with headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
In videos which had gone viral, Aravind was seen riding the bike without the supervision of a guide. Even as fingers were pointed at the resort management, it is also learnt that the NRI was not wearing a helmet, which is mandatory during any adventure sport. “Aravind and 35 others came to the resort on June 30 for a jolly outing. We are verifying if there is any negligence on the part of the resort,” an official of Dharur police station told TOI.
Aravind was riding casually on the track. And when he tried to negotiate a bump, he lost balance. The bike leapt to some height and came crashing down on him. “Aravind was passing through a steep and lost control over the vehicle and fell down. The bike fell on Aravid and he suffered critical injuries,” a police official said.
Surprisingly, the FIR, which the Dharur police filed on July 1 based on a complaint from a colleague of Aravind, stated that the NRI veered the bike off the pathway to avoid hitting a dog. The bike overturned and he died, it said. A case was registered under Section 304-A (negligence causing death) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Aravind, a native of Siddipet district, was on a two-week visit to Hyderabad, police said.
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