Siolim man dies in freak cycle mishap

MAPUSA: A bicycle ride turned fatal for a senior citizen from Vaddy-Siolim, who died in a self accident on Monday.
Police said that the incident took place at around 5pm when the victim, Vasant Balu Salgaonkar, 72, was proceeding from Vaddy towards Siolim church on his bicycle. On reaching midway, he suddenly lost control over his bicycle and fell.
Police said that the bicycle’s brake handle pierced into the man’s nose around six inches deep. The 108 ambulance was alerted and the man was shifted to the new district hospital at Mapusa where he was declared ‘brought dead on arrival’. Police conducted the inquest and have sent the body fo an autopsy.