Daijiworld Media Network - Ponda

Ponda, Nov 10: A 26-year-old Karnataka native residing at Mangor Hill, Vasco, died after his scooter rammed into a parked truck near Mollem market in the early hours of Monday.

The deceased was identified as Kaushal Jaiswal. According to police, he was travelling towards Belagavi via Mollem when he collided with a truck allegedly parked improperly along the roadside near the Mollem panchayat area.

Jaiswal sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to the Dharbandora Primary Health Centre, where doctors declared him brought dead.

Following the accident, the truck driver allegedly fled the scene without informing the police.

The body has been kept at the South Goa District Hospital in Margao for an autopsy. The postmortem was deferred to allow the deceased's family to arrive in Goa and is expected to be conducted on Tuesday.

PSI Sanit Kavlekar of Collem police station is investigating the case.