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Fact Check: Horrific Video of Billboard Falling on Two Motorcyclists is not From Hyderabad

August 11, 2020 by saferoads Leave a Comment

Ahorrific video showing a billboard falling on two motorcyclists on a road has gone viral on social media with the claim that the incident took place at Mehdipatnam flyover in Hyderabad.

The video shows vehicles plying on a road amid the rain when suddenly a huge hoarding collapsed on the road, hitting two motorcyclists.

social media with the claim that the incident took place at Mehdipatnam flyover in Hyderabad.

The video shows vehicles plying on a road amid the rain when suddenly a huge hoarding collapsed on the road, hitting two motorcyclists.

Just Now at mehdipatnam flyover, HyderabadPosted by Gurram Suribabu on Monday, 10 August 2020

India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim with the video to be false. The video is not from Hyderabad, but Pakistan’s Karachi.

A Facebook user posted this video with the caption “Just Now at mehdipatnam flyover, Hyderabad.”

Many other users have also shared this video with the misleading claim.

AFWA investigation

With the help of some keywords, we found few Pakistani news reports associated with the viral video.

As per “The Express Tribune”, the incident happened near Metropole Hotel of Karachi on August 6 in which two motorcyclists were injured.

One of the injured sustained severe injuries while the other motorcyclist reportedly suffered minor injuries, the article says.

After the incident, the Karachi commissioner’s office ordered the immediate removal of billboards and other advertisement material from the city’s streets.

Pakistani news channel “Samaa TV” also reported this incident on August 7.

Also, the Secretary of Urban Development in Hyderabad Arvind Kumar took the video on Twitter and clarified that it is from Karachi.

Source: India Today

Filed Under: Road Safety

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