Hyderabad biker dies in collision with car after driver opens door

HYDERABAD: A 56-year-old motorist succumbed to injuries suffered in a fall in a collision, which took place when the driver of a car opened his door without noticing the bike, at ECIL Crossroads on the Kushaiguda main road on Monday evening.

The victim was identified as Suresh, a resident of Sainikpuri. He was heading towards ECIL to get his mobile phone repaired, when the driver R. Jagadish, who was sitting in a parked car on the driver’s seat, opened the door, the police said.

Suresh suffered critical injuries to his head and fell unconscious. A local, identified as Rama Rao, identified Suresh and rushed him to a hospital in the vicinity, where doctors declared him dead.

On a complaint from Suresh's family members, the Kushaiguda police registered a case and shifted the victim's body to Gandhi Hospital for a post-mortem examination.