Retired employee killed in hit-and-run accident during morning walk in LB Nagar

Hyderabad: A 67-year-old retired employee of a private firm who was on his morning walk succumbed to injuries he suffered after a speeding car hit him near Vijaya Dairy centre in Anandnagar under LB Nagar police station limits in the early hours of Saturday.

The victim N. Manikyam started from his house in Indiranagary, Bandlaguda at 5 am. At 5.40 am after completing his morning walk he was crossing the road when the car hit him. He was rushed to a private hospital in an ambulance but died on the way, police said.

LB Nagar police are making efforts to identify the car driver through the CCTV footage from the cameras installed in Anandnagar and Indiranagar.

A case of rash and negligent driving has been registered and victim’s body has been shifted to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem.