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CANACONA: A 23-year-old Naval sailor attached to INS Kadamba at Seabird, Karwar, died on the spot, while his fellow sailor sustained grievous injuries after their scooter collided with a container truck at Polem in Canacona late Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Deepak Singh, a native of Sangrur, Punjab, who was riding the Aprilia scooter. His pillion rider, Mahesh Kumar Dhaka, a native of Churu, Rajasthan, was seriously injured in the accident.
According to preliminary police investigations, the two were proceeding towards Karwar from Dapot-Mashem along NH-66 when, upon reaching near Bharat Petrol Pump at Polem in Loliem-Polem village, their scooter rammed into a container truck moving ahead in the same direction.
The impact threw both riders onto the road, leaving them grievously injured. They were immediately shifted to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Canacona, where the doctor on duty declared Deepak Singh brought dead. The injured pillion rider, Mahesh Kumar Dhaka, was subsequently shifted to Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, for further treatment.
Sources said both the scooter riders were Naval sailors posted at Seabird, Karwar, and were reportedly returning to their barracks after spending the day at a beach in Goa when the accident occurred at around 9.50 pm on Monday.
Canacona Police have registered an offence under Sections 106(1), 125(b) and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Ajit Velip of Canacona Police Station.
