Hyderabad: Days after sustaining grievous injuries in a hit-and-run accident, postgraduate medical student Priyanka died in a Hyderabad hospital on Sunday, August 9.
The accident took place on Tuesday, August 3, when Dr Priyanka was run over by a car in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajahmundry city.
Priyanka, a native of Jogulamba Gadwal district and a first-year dermatology postgraduate student at GSL Medical College in Rajahmundry, passed away at KIMS at 3.25 PM on Sunday, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) doctors confirmed.
On the day of the incident, Priyanka was leaving the Prasad Aditya Mall after watching a movie with her classmate. The duo were riding a two-wheeler when Suravarapu Dushyanth and Andrew William Joseph allegedly hit the bike with their vehicle, a Tata Nexon.
Both Dushyanth and Joseph were under the influence of alcohol and rammed the two-wheeler again from behind, running over Priyanka. Due to the strong impact, she instantly fell from her scooter and hit her head.
She was rushed to the hospital in Rajahmundry and later transferred to Hyderabad, where her parents resided, for advanced care and ventilator support. However, her condition only worsened, and despite efforts to save her, doctors declared her brain dead.
Following the crash, Suravarapu Dushyanth and Andrew William Joseph allegedly fled the site. Police identified, charged, and arrested both using closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, witness statements, and evidence.
At first, police booked them under Section 338 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for causing severe injury through reckless driving. Following further investigation, authorities added Section 308 (attempted culpable homicide).
Meanwhile, Dr Priyanka’s father expressed deep grief. He told reporters that his daughter was the first doctor in their extended family. The tragic incident has sparked outrage among medical students, who are demanding harsh punishment for those responsible.
