Thrissur: A youth from Chalakudy who was instructed for home quarantine met with a road accident on Monday and he could not sustain his injuries and dies.

The victim was identified as Sujith Suresh (30) he met with a bike accident and was under treatment.

On March 11, 2020, Sujith had returned from Dubai. Health officials instructed him to remain in home isolation.

But Sujith did not listen to the order of any officials and he went out on Sunday morning with one of his friend, Arjun.

Both of them travelled on a bike. The bike rammed into a compound wall. Arjun died on the spot. Sujith became seriously injured and was hence admitted to hospital. He passed away on Monday.

Both the bodies have been kept in the mortuary. The authorities have decided not to cremate their bodies.

The hospital authorities came to know about Sujith’s travel history only during treatment and he succumbed to the injuries on Monday.

His swab samples were taken and sent for testing. District Medical Officer Dr K J Reena said the body would be kept at the mortuary until the results of the sample tests arrive.“After the test results come, the medical board will take a decision on conducting the postmortem examination,” said Dr Reena.