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Imphal: A 25-year-old tribal youth succumbed to his injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident involving a stray cow in the southern part of Manipur.

According to police sources, one Paotinmang, 25, a resident of S Molcham village in Manipur’s Churachandpur district bordering Bokan Bazaar of Myanmar was returning home late Friday when a cow ran into his motorcycle on the Molcham road.

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He was thrown off his bike in the dark in the middle of the road and was in a state of unconsciousness at around 11 pm on Friday.

Paotinmang son of one Nengkholun was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries despite being given initial treatment.

Police said that a case has been registered in this issue and efforts are on to arrest the owner of the cow involved in the accident.

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Stray cattle are in galore in the middle of the road in the far-flung areas of the state.