2 min readHyderabadUpdated: May 12, 2026 02:47 AM IST
Five people, including a woman, a toddler and another child, were killed when a speeding superbike rammed into a car in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar in the early hours of Monday, police said.
The rider and pillion rider on the Hayabusa motorcycle also died on the spot.
Police said that M Basit, his wife Arshia (20), their one-and-a-half-year-old son, and another boy aged nine, were returning to Indiranagar in the Palakonda area after a latenight event when the motorcycle crashed into their car from behind.
“Basit was driving the car and had slowed down to take a right turn on the highway. The bike, which was probably going at a very high speed, rammed into the car at its rear left door. The woman and the two children, who were sitting in the back seat, were seriously injured and died while being moved to a hospital,” Additional SP N B Ratnam said.
The accident occurred on a five-km stretch known as Palakonda Bypass, which is a spot known for bike racing, police said.
According to Additional SP Ratnam, 15 persons from Hyderabad on 13 superbikes had gone to Mahbubnagar to attend a friend’s family function. “These are very expensive motorcycles known as superbikes. The group was returning to Hyderabad late at night and they were probably racing at very high speeds. The Hayabusa was being driven by M Aziz, and the pillion rider was Yakub Afzal. Both died on the spot,” the officer said.
From CCTV footage, police determined the number of the bikes and are trying to identify riders to record their statements. After the crash, the other riders did not wait for an ambulance or for police to arrive and fled from the spot. The impact was such that the rear portion of the car was boxed in. The motorcycle broke into pieces and was mangled.
