Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Girl and Relative Killed by Lorry Near Hyderabad’s Tank Bund
Surakshi was celebrating her sixth birthday with her family.
After watching a movie on Saturday, they went to an area near Tank Bund.
They hoped to celebrate beside Hussainsagar.
At about 2:15 a.m., Viswanth was carrying Surakshi across the road.
A speeding lorry hit them.
Surakshi died at the scene.
Viswanth was taken to Gandhi Hospital, where he died later that day.
Police have opened a case and are investigating what happened.
A speeding lorry struck six-year-old Surakshi and her relative Viswanth near Tank Bund early Sunday.
The family had gone to a theatre in Kukatpally on Saturday for Surakshi’s birthday.
They later travelled to the Ambedkar Statue area, planning to celebrate near Hussainsagar.
The collision happened at around 2:15 a.m. as Viswanth carried Surakshi across the road.
Surakshi died at the scene; Viswanth later died at Gandhi Hospital, and police are investigating.
- Who
- Six-year-old Surakshi and her 41-year-old relative Viswanth were killed.
- What
- A speeding lorry struck them while they were crossing the road.
- When
- Around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday; Viswanth died later Sunday evening.
- Where
- Near the Ambedkar Statue and Tank Bund in Hyderabad.
- Why
- The family had stopped by the roadside and planned to celebrate Surakshi’s birthday near Hussainsagar; the cause of the collision is under investigation.
- Victims
- Surakshi, 6, and Viswanth, 41
- Incident
- A lorry struck them while they crossed the road
- Time
- About 2:15 a.m. Sunday
- Location
- Near Tank Bund and the Ambedkar Statue in Hyderabad
- Surakshi
- Died at the scene
- Viswanth
- Was taken to Gandhi Hospital and died Sunday evening
- Police
- Registered a case and are investigating