Video of bike crashes on flyover is NOT from Hyderabad
A video of several bikes skidding on a flyover is going viral in the telugu states with the claim that the incident occurred on Tolichowki-Shaikpet flyover in Hyderabad.
A video of several bikes skidding on a flyover is going viral in the telugu states with the claim that the incident occurred on Tolichowki-Shaikpet flyover in Hyderabad.
The claim has been virally shared on all platforms of social media including whatsapp. Here are some links to the claim.
Please avoid tolichowki shaikpet flyover. Specifically in rain
https://www.facebook.com/rosenewstvwasimsyed/videos/1204875416976348/
హైదరాబాద్ : షేక్ పేట్ ఫ్లై ఓవర్ పై జారీ పడుతున్న బైక్స్.
https://twitter.com/RAMAKRI53791146/status/1541092735305674752
Here is the archive link.
Fact check:
The claim that the viral video shows situation on Tolichowki-Shaikpet flyover in Hyderabad is FALSE.
Firstly, there are reports in mainstream media about slipping of motor bikes after rain in Hyderabad. Even the local channels also did not report any such incident.
After extracting keyframes from the video, we performed google reverse image search, which gave several results including a youtube video with urdu title. The title states "Slippery after rain in Karachi, several motorcyclists crashed" published on June 23, 2022 by News channel from Pakistan called Capital TV.
Taking the cue, when we searched with keywords "Skidding of bikes in Karachi", we got results from Pakistani websites.
According to the reports, dozens of commuters were spotted skidding on a bridge while many citizens reportedly suffered injuries.
The reports shared a tweet by Zia Ur Rehman, Journalist published on June 22, 2022 with caption in urdu, when translated states "Slippery roads during and after rains in Karachi Dangerous motorcycle accidents increase. These are scenes from the Millennium Mall. May Allah keep everyone well."
When searched for Millenium mall along with Honda Drive in showroom in Google maps, we found that the visuals match with the visuals of viral video.