QUEPEM/CURCHOREM, Jan. 20 -- Villagers of Gudemol-Sanvordem blocked mining transport on the National Highway at Gudemol on Tuesday morning for about 90 minutes till the Curchorem Police arrived and dispersed the locals.

The road blockade was staged following an accident on Monday morning wherein a teenager, Akshay Vadar, 18, lost his life on the spot in a hit-and-run mishap wherein a truck hit his scooter and the driver managed to flee.

Meanwhile, the police on Tuesday arrested the accused driver Sanjay Suresh Chavan (25), a resident of Pontemoll, Curchorem and native of Haveri -Karnataka.

PSI Karishma Prabhu is investigating the case under the supervision of PI Ravindra Dessai.

Akshay's cousin Vinit Vadar, 14, riding the pillion, is ...