Hyderabad: A family’s midnight plan to ring in the birthday of a six-year-old girl on Tank Bund turned tragic with two persons, including the child, dying in a road accident in the early hours of Sunday.Around 2.30 am, the six-member family reached Tank Bund in a car and parked their vehicle near one of the statues on the bund, Domalguda police said.While the girl’s father and other family members were busy taking out the cake and other paraphernalia, Viswanth, 40, who was their relative, started to cross the road by holding the child to reach the other side, abutting the water body.“Meanwhile, a truck, moving from Ranigunj side, hit the two pedestrians when they were in the middle of the carriageway. They suffered grievous injuries and were rushed to hospital, but both succumbed while undergoing treatment,” Domalguda sub-inspector Jyothi told TOI.On the occasion of her birthday, the girl’s family, who are residents of Alwal, went to a movie at a mall in Kukatpally. After the second show, they came all the way to Tank Bund to celebrate her birthday.The girl’s father owns a Mee Seva franchise, while Viswanth used to work at the same office. Police said that a case of negligence causing death was registered against the truck driver, who was reportedly taken into custody.
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