India, March 29 -- A collision occurred near the IAV junction in Zuari Nagar on Wednesday at around 5:15 pm, after a TVS motorcycle rammed into the rear of a tanker.

A 26-year-old BITS Pilani student, Soham Adhikari, is battling for his life following the crash. His fellow student, Karan Narasimha Murthy, a resident of Mysore, succumbed to his injuries at SDH Margao despite prompt medical attention.Adhikari, a resident of Shantinagar, Ponda, who was riding pillion, remains in critical condition at GMC Bambolim.

Verna Police have blamed the 66-year-old tanker driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira, a resident of Raia, Salcete. According to police, Medeira was travelling from Upasnagar towards BITS when he allegedly turned right into a company premise...