VASCO
Eyewitnesses said a motorcycle appeared to be travelling at high speed before ramming into the crash barrier of the Baina flyover, throwing both riders onto the road below and killing them on Thursday night. The deceased have been identified as Shrishail Rayappa Talwar (29), of Mangor-Vasco, and Survana Chandrashekar Koppar (25), of Baina-Vasco.
According to the enquiry report, Talwar was riding the Bajaj Pulsar with Koppar as pillion when the accident occurred at around 9.45 pm near a sharp curve on the flyover. They were travelling from Mormugao Port Authority Gate No. 9 towards the T-junction when the motorcycle reportedly went out of control and crashed into the crash barrier. The impact threw both occupants over the barrier and onto the road below, while the motorcycle remained on the flyover.
The sound of the crash drew residents and passers-by to the spot, where they found the two injured on the road. Emergency services were alerted and the victims were shifted to the Sub-District Hospital at Chicalim. Sources said Koppar died on the spot, while Talwar was subsequently shifted to hospital. Both, however, succumbed to their grievous injuries. The accident could have resulted in further casualties had another vehicle been passing along the road below. Fortunately, no one was on the stretch directly below when the two fell from the flyover. Eyewitnesses said the motorcycle appeared to be travelling at high speed, though Vasco police are investigating the precise sequence of events and the circumstances that caused the rider to lose control at the sharp curve.
