In separate cases, five persons were killed in road accidents in different parts of the city and its outskirts.
A 62-year-old pedestrian, K Rajaiah, died of injuries which he suffered after being hit by an unidentified auto-rickshaw near Sriram Nagar on Friday evening. He was admitted to a nearby private hospital where he succumbed on Saturday, according to Banjara Hills police. He was a retired government employee and resident of Kalyan Nagar.
In a similar case, 36-year-old A Ashok, died no the spot after he was hit and run by an unidentified vehicle near Pragathi Nagar on Friday evening. According to Jeedimetla police, Ashok was an employee of a private firm and resident of Chintal.
In another case, 23-year-old B Sainath Reddy, suffered grievous injuries when he fell down from the motorcycle that he was riding skidded near Miyapur crossroads in the early hours of Saturday. On being taken to a nearby hospital, he was declared brought dead. He was a student and resident of Madinaguda, Miyapur police said.
In a separate case, 25-year-old B Rajasekhar died on the spot after being run over under the rear tyre of a RTC bus. According to Miyapur police, Rajasekhar fell down while trying to get down from the RTC bus. The driver suddenly applied the break and under the impact he fell down and came under the rear tyres.
In the last case, 40-year-old Pentaiah, succumbed to the injuries which he suffered on December 5 after falling from a tracker near his residence in Suraram Colony. He was undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital where he died on Friday night, according to Jeedimetla police. (INN)