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Police: Driver in Hyderabad Home Guard Death Lacked Heavy-Vehicle Licence, May Have Dozed Off

Investigators say the 21-year-old goods carrier driver did not have the required permit and preliminary findings point to fatigue from an overnight trip.

Overview

  • Syed Abdul Sattar, a traffic home guard attached to Tolichowki station, was fatally struck on the PVNR Expressway near pillar 192 on Tuesday afternoon while riding home from duty.
  • The driver has been identified as M. Uday Kiran of Anantapur, who police say lacked both a heavy motor vehicle licence and a valid transport licence required to operate a goods carrier.
  • Preliminary inquiry indicates the driver may have fallen asleep after hauling produce to Bowenpally in the early hours and heading back toward Andhra Pradesh.
  • Local residents detained the driver at the scene and handed him over to police, who registered a case, seized the vehicle for mechanical inspection, and began questioning.
  • Attapur police previously reported no signs of alcohol impairment and said CCTV footage from the area is being examined to establish the precise cause.