Video: Panic at Hyderabad petrol bunks as bus, truck drivers protest new law in hit-and-run cases

Hyderabad: Petrol pumps in Hyderabad witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people rushed to fill up their vehicles fearing shortage of fuel amid the truck drivers’ protest against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists.

Truck drivers and private bus drivers began a three-day protest on Monday, blocking major highways and roads throughout the nation for the second consecutive day.

This has created a panic among the public, resulting in several petrol bunks in the city limits including Attapur, Rajendranagar and Uppar Palli witnessing long lines that extended onto the roads. Some of the bunks closed businesses with display boards announcing that there is no stock.