Youngster died with his head stuck between the iron grills of the roadside railings of metro station

In a freak incident, a youngster died with his head stuck between the iron grills of the roadside railings of Punjagutta metro station in the early hours of Friday.

According to the police, the accident occurred when Sai Girish Gupta (24), a budding badminton coach from KPHB, along with his friend Machha Ravi Teja (22) was riding a scooter at a high speed and hit the railing after losing control of the vehicle.

Preliminary investigations suggested that Girish who was riding the scooter was flung into the air under the impact and ended up with his head getting stuck between the iron grills. However, questions remain as to how his head could have got stuck in the space between the two grills.

The incident is reported to have occurred around 5 am today when the two were riding the scooter from Punjagutta towards KPHB. When they approached Ambedkarnagar junction near the metro station, Girish is suspected to have lost control of the vehicle and rammed the railings.

“Due to



the speed with which the scooter crashed into the railing, Girish was flung into the air and hit the railing with his head getting stuck between the grills,” said an official from the Punjagutta police. He sustained grievous injuries on the head and the neck and died on the spot. Ravi Teja, who was riding a pillion also sustained multiple injuries, the official said.

Alerted by other motorists, the Punjagutta police reached the spot and had to detach the iron railing to remove Girish’s body. Ravi Teja was shifted to a private hospital where his condition was said to be critical.

Police said they were examining footage from the surveillance cameras to get a clearer picture of the incident. Both Girish and Teja were not wearing helmets, the officials said, and added that it was being ascertained if they were under the influence of alcohol.

While Girish, who stayed in a men’s hostel had recently started training youngsters in badminton, Ravi Teja had shifted to the city just a month ago for work.