Overview

• On August 9 at around 7:50 a.m. a speeding goods carrier rear-ended 45-year-old Mancherla Siddulu’s motorcycle near the Tondapally bus stop on National Highway 44.
• Siddulu, a flower vendor from Pshettiguda village, suffered fatal head and hand injuries and died at the scene from excessive bleeding.
• Shamshabad police, acting on a complaint by Siddulu’s wife Mancherla Geeta, identified the driver as Ranjan Singh and registered a case against him.
• This incident follows a string of monsoon-season crashes in Telangana and other states that have claimed dozens of pedestrians and two-wheeler riders.
• Authorities are calling for stricter enforcement, improved road infrastructure and enhanced signage to curb speeding and improve safety.