Black Wednesday: Four lose lives, 13 injured in five separate accidents
Times of India | 1 month ago | 16-02-2023 | 10:04 am
Times of India
1 month ago | 16-02-2023 | 10:04 am
PANAJI/BICHOLIM/PONDA: Four persons were killed in three separate road accidents between Tuesday night and Wednesday evening, in less than 24 hours. Two more accidents occurred late Wednesday evening, bringing the total number of injured to 13.In the first accident at Mapusa, one man died, while his three-year-old daughter was seriously injured and is undergoing treatment. In the second case at Harvalem, Sanquelim, a husband-wife duo lost their lives while their one-year-old child sustained major injuries. The third accident saw a man die after a truck rammed into a kiosk in Kundaim, where he was making purchases.Saddam Mohammad, 26, was travelling towards Canca on a two-wheeler with his brother and toddler daughter around 11pm on Tuesday night when, near the Bodgeshwar temple, a high-end motorcycle with two youth riding it came speeding from the opposite direction and rammed into their bike head-on.While Mohammad died, his family and the two youths were injured and are undergoing treatment at the Goa Medical College (GMC). Rider Umar Khan, 19, has been booked for rash and negligent driving.In the second accident, which occurred at Harvalem on Wednesday morning, Kishore Krishna Naik, 30, a resident of Sansarwada, Harvalem, was travelling towards Valpoi on his two-wheeler along with his wife Archana, 23, and their one-year-old son. A tipper truck driven by Prakash Mulgaonkar, 61, of Pale-Velguem, was travelling ahead of the scooter.Near Supachi Pud, Naik’s scooter rammed into the truck from the rear, and, as the family fell off the bike, the husband and wife came under the truck’s rear wheels. The one-year-old child sustained serious injuries.All three were rushed to the Sanquelim health centre, but the Naik couple were declared brought dead. The condition of the child is stated to be stable and he has been shifted to GMC.Bicholim police have arrested the truck driver. In the third case, at Kundaim, a fish-laden truck rammed into a kiosk on Wednesday evening, killing Sarvesh Basak, 32, a labourer from West Bengal. Five others were injured.Kiosk owner Umesh Kumar escaped with minor injuries, but the condition of Vishwajit Mhaskar, 45, a resident of Kundaim, is critical. He has been shifted to GMC. Truck drivers Vigil Thomas, 31, and Sharath, 34, both residents of Kerala, were also injured.The truck was travelling from Mangaluru towards Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. Sources said the accident occurred after the truck driver lost control over the vehicle.By late Wednesday evening, two other major accidents were reported: one on the Atal Setu in which two people were seriously injured, and another at Mapusa, in which a police constable was gravely injured. All three are undergoing treatment, and their condition is serious.Meanwhile, the death toll from the Nanoda accident, which took place a few days ago, has gone up to three after Ashish Anant Parab, 42, succumbed to his injuries. In the accident, a bus and a car collided, leading to two deaths, that of a man and his daughter-in-law. Three others were seriously injured.
