Sukesh Acharya, a 24-year-old garage worker from Kadambu in Shirva, died on Monday evening after his motorcycle crashed into a roadside compound wall near Edmeru in Udupi district. Daijiworld reported that Acharya lost control of his bike on the Karkala-Moodubelle-Udupi State Highway and hit the wall. Local residents rushed him to a private hospital in Udupi, but he died of his injuries on the way to the hospital.

A working day that ended in tragedy

Acharya worked at an automobile electrical garage in Shirva. According to Daijiworld, he had visited the garage earlier on Monday morning, performed the customary puja for the shop and the vehicles, and then returned home. Later in the day, he received a call from someone seeking help with a vehicle repair. He travelled to Moodubelle Naaku Beedhi for the job, and the accident happened while he was returning home from there.

The crash near Edmeru

The crash took place near Edmeru, also spelt Ederu in some reports, on the Karkala-Moodubelle-Udupi State Highway on Monday evening. Daijiworld reported that Acharya lost control of the motorcycle before it struck the compound wall. Udayavani also reported the death on Monday evening, identifying the spot as Edmeru and the victim as a 24-year-old youth.

Rushed to hospital, but too late

Local residents who reached the spot took Acharya to a private hospital in Udupi for emergency treatment. Daijiworld reported that he had sustained critical injuries in the crash and died on the way to the hospital. The exact time of the crash has not been stated in the reports published so far.

Family and village in mourning

Acharya was a resident of Kadambu in Shirva. Daijiworld reported that he is survived by his parents, a brother and a sister. The death has left his family and the local community in Shirva grieving, coming as it did at the end of an ordinary working day that had begun with prayers at his workplace.

Road safety on the Shirva stretch

The Karkala-Moodubelle-Udupi State Highway carries regular local traffic between the towns and villages of Udupi district, and the Edmeru stretch is used daily by workers travelling between Shirva, Moodubelle and Udupi. The police have not yet issued a detailed statement on the crash in the reports published so far. Further details, including any police findings on the cause of the loss of control, were awaited at the time of reporting.