HYDERABAD: A 19-year-old student died and four of his friends sustained injuries when the car they were travelling in overturned after hitting a median at Langar Houz on Friday. Police said the accident occurred when the victim was trying to avoid a stray dog.
According to Langar Houz inspector K Srinivas, the student, Abdul Rasheed Khan, from Old Malakpet, along with his friends , had gone to Langar Houz to test drive a car he was planning to buy.
“The youngsters took the sedan from the owner at his house in Langar Houz and went for a test drive. After crossing Udupi hotel in Langar Houz near PVNR Expressway, a stray dog suddenly came across the car. Rasheed Khan, who was driving the car, turned the vehicle to the right and the car hit a median and turned turtle,” the inspector said. The injured were rushed to a hospital. “Rasheed was declared brought dead,” he said. A case was registered.