Youth killed as bike rams metro pillar in Kochi

A 26-year-old antheral was killed aft his two-wheeler rammed a metro pillar astatine Kalamassery successful the aboriginal hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified arsenic Muhammed Musthafa, a autochthonal of Karipur successful Malappuram, who was residing successful Kakkanad.

Musthafa, who was moving an IT start-up successful Kochi with his friends, was riding backmost to his hometown erstwhile the mishap occurred. Though helium was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kalamassery, helium was declared brought dead, the constabulary said.

“Based connected CCTV visuals, it is suspected that the speeding conveyance went retired of power earlier ramming the pillar. A elaborate probe is nether way,” said an serviceman with the Kalamassery police.