Actor Sai Dharam Tej injured in accident

Hyderabad: Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej suffered injuries reportedly when the sports bike he was riding skid and fell on the road in Madhapur here on Friday night.

Sources said the incident occurred when the ‘Supreme Hero’, as he is called in the film industry, is suspected to have lost control of the vehicle on the Durgam Cheruvu-IKEA stretch.

He reportedly fell unconscious after the incident. Those passing by alerted the police and shifted him to a nearby private hospital.

The doctors are conducting a medical examination of the actor to check if there are any internal bleeding.

The condition of Telugu actor Sai Dharam Tej, who was injured in a road mishap on Friday night, is said to be stable.  He is currently being treated at the Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills.

In a medical bulletin



issued by the hospital, doctors said medical examination of the actor indicated no major injuries to brain, spine or major organs. He suffered soft tissue injuries and a collar bone fracture.

“He is being closely monitored and further evaluation will be done. There is no need for any immediate surgical intervention,” doctors said.

Film producer and Tej’s uncle, Allu Arvind speaking to the media at the hospital said Tej was safe and there is no internal bleeding. He would recover in few days.

The incident occurred on Friday night around 7.30, when Tej, who was proceeding from Jubilee Hills Road No.45 towards Durgam Cheruvu, near ITC Kohenur, lost control of the vehicle and crashed. 

The Madhapur police suspect rash and negligent driving led to the mishap. A case was booked.