Coimbatore: A 24-year-old Sudanese national, who was injured in a motorcycle accident under the Eachanari flyover on Friday night, passed away at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday.Police identified the victim as Eid Salah Eid Mohammed of Khartoum city in Sudan, who was a first year BSc Information Technology student at Rathinam Group of Institutions at Eachanari.
He was staying in a rented room at Palanisamy Nagar at Malumichampatti with Abudl Masjid, 26, son of Ismail of Khartoum and a first year BSc Microbiology student at the same college.Eid was on the way to the room on a motorcycle with Abdul riding pillion.
“When they were passing under the Eachanari flyover, Eid lost control over the vehicle and fell on the road.
He suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to CMCH.
But he died without responding to the treatment on Saturday around 3am,” a police officer said.Abdul Masjid, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted to a private hospital.College authorities contacted Sudan embassy officials on Saturday.
Police are awaiting the permission of Eid’s parents to conduct postmortem.
Sudanese man killed in accident
