PANAJI: A 26-year-old student of BITS Pilani died and another was seriously injured after their motorcycle collided with an oil tanker in South Goa, police said on Sunday. The accident took place around 5.15 pm on Saturday near a junction at Upasnagar in the Zuari Nagar area. According to police, the tanker was travelling towards Vasco from Upasnagar when its driver, Pedro Ivo Medeira (66), allegedly took a right turn to enter another lane without checking for oncoming traffic. Karan Narasimha Murthy, who was riding the motorcycle from the BITS Pilani campus towards Verna, rammed into the rear left side of the tanker. Murthy and his friend, Soham Adhikari (26), both students of BITS Pilani, sustained serious injuries and were taken to a hospital. Murthy later died during treatment. Adhikari is currently undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim, police said. The tanker driver was arrested and later released on bail, the official added
