Team Goemkarponn
POMBURPA: Four persons sustained serious bodily injuries after a Maruti Alto car allegedly driven by an intoxicated motorist rammed into four scooters in a series of collisions at Pomburpa, Bardez, on November 7, 2026, at around 10.15 pm.
According to the complaint lodged by ASI Ajay Gaonkar of Mapusa Police Station, accused Michael Lobo (56), a resident of Poryo, Pomburpa, Bardez, and Guleacotto, Cuncolim, Salcete, was driving a Maruti Alto bearing registration number GA-08-P-3655 from Pomburpa towards Aldona.
The accused allegedly drove the car at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner while under the influence of alcohol, without taking proper care and caution, thereby endangering the lives and safety of other road users.
Upon reaching Pomburpa, the accused allegedly attempted to overtake a scooter bearing registration number GA-03-AX-6132 travelling ahead of him and dashed against it. Instead of stopping, he allegedly continued driving and moved towards the extreme right side of the road, colliding with two oncoming scooters bearing registration numbers GA-03-AK-0396 and GA-03-BE-9803.
The car thereafter allegedly continued in the same direction and once again moved towards the extreme right side of the road, hitting another oncoming scooter bearing registration number GA-03-AG-9986.
In the successive collisions, pillion rider Samidha Shekhar Gaonkar, travelling on scooter GA-03-AK-0396; pillion rider Nazima Sitaram Khorjuvekar, travelling on scooter GA-03-BE-9803; and rider Poonam Santosh Sawant and pillion rider Sacchi Santosh Sawant, travelling on scooter GA-03-AG-9986, sustained serious injuries.
The accused driver also sustained injuries in the accident, while the remaining persons involved reportedly escaped unhurt or sustained minor injuries.
The complaint was lodged by ASI Ajay Gaonkar of Mapusa Police Station. Further investigation is being carried out by the police.
