Kannada actor Sanchari Vijay passed away on Monday in Bengaluru, actor Kichcha Sudeep confirmed.

“Very very disheartening to accept that Sanchari Vijay breathed his last. Met him couple of times just bfr this lockdown, all excited about his nxt film,, tats due for release. Very sad. Deepest Condolences to his family and friends. RIP (sic),” Sudeep wrote on social media.

The actor who met with a road accident in Bengaluru on Saturday was in a critical condition. Vijay was riding pillion with his friend Naveen on a bike when it skidded and hit an electric pole

 Despite an emergency brain surgery, he succumbed to his injuries.

Vijay’s brother Siddesh had informed media that the family has decided to donate the actor’s organs. “He even worked round the clock on the relief efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. So, we have decided to donate his organs. We believe that it will bring him peace,” the Indian Express quoted him as saying. 

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