Team Goemkarponn
SATTARI: A case has been registered in connection with a road accident near the Goa welcome board at Chorla Ghat, Keri, Sattari, which left three occupants of a car injured.
According to the complaint lodged by Vithal Balappa Godachi, 35, a private service employee from Belgavi district, Karnataka, the accident occurred on August 23, 2026, at around 2 pm.
The complaint alleges that Samadhan Vithal Gajare, 36, a resident of Pandharpur, Maharashtra, was driving a Force vehicle bearing registration number DD-01-AC-9092 from Belgaum towards Goa in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life.
When the vehicle reached near the Goa welcome board at Chorla Ghat, Keri, it allegedly collided with a Maruti Swift Dzire bearing registration number KA-22-AA-2194.
The collision reportedly caused simple injuries to the complainant, Vithal Godachi, and another occupant, Juned Altaf Momin, while a third occupant, Nagesh Totagi, 37, from Belgaum, sustained grievous injuries.
The case was registered on October 13, 2026, at 5.23 pm. Further investigation is in progress under investigating officer Head Constable 5488 Shankar M. Gawas.
