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Canacona: A motorcyclist identified as Adarsh Pujari lost his life in a road accident late on Tuesday night after his bike collided with a stray animal at Dapot, Mashem, Canacona.
Police said they received a call from the Community Health Centre (CHC), Canacona, at around 3:59 a.m. on Wednesday, informing that a person had been brought dead as a case of road accident.
During inquiry, the pillion rider, Rounak Chawla, informed police that he and the deceased had visited Tantra Café, Patnem, for dinner around 10:00 p.m. on October 28. While returning towards Karwar on their Royal Enfield motorcycle, a stray cattle suddenly appeared on the road, leading to a collision.
Pujari sustained grievous injuries and succumbed on the spot. An inquest panchanama was conducted, and the body was sent for post-mortem examination. The police surgeon certified the cause of death as “cranio-cerebral damage consequent to blunt force impact,” which was necessarily fatal.
The body has since been handed over to the family for final rites.
Further inquiry is being conducted by PSI Vishal Velip of Canacona Police Station.
