One held in hit-and-run at Chimbel

Times of India | 2 months ago | 29-11-2022 | 02:40 am

One held in hit-and-run at Chimbel

Panaji: Old Goa police on Monday arrested Satish Yallappa Hiranwale, 42, from Sangolda in a hit-and-run case that saw one fatality. Old Goa PI Satish Padwalkar said that the accused, who was driving a four-wheeler in an inebriated condition, had hit a two-wheeler at the Kadamba bypass, causing serious injuries to the rider and the pillion rider.Pillion rider Kaushal Bandodkar, 25, a resident of Chimbel, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing medical treatment at Goa Medical College. Padwalkar said that the vehicle involved in the accident was traced late Sunday night at Sangolda, and Hiranwale, who was not traceable, was arrested from a forest area in Guirim-Sangolda.After hitting the two-wheeler, the accused fled without administering any medical aid to the victims and without informing police.

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Porvorim accident: 11 years on, Mumbai man acquitted
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