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PANAJI: Three separate road accidents reported in different parts of Goa have left several people injured, including two pedestrians who sustained grievous injuries. The incidents occurred in Maina, Ponda and Canacona, with police investigating all three cases.
A woman pedestrian sustained grievous injuries after an Aprilia scooter allegedly hit her near Maina Church on October 26 at around 9.30 am.
According to a complaint lodged by ASI Rajendra Sangodkar of Maina Curtorim Police Station, the accused rider, Rohit Sakharkar, a resident of Aquem Alto, Margao, was proceeding from Maina towards Mugali when he allegedly rode the scooter in a rash and negligent manner and hit Manika Thomas Mascarenhas, a resident of San Jose de Areal, Mugali, from behind.
The woman was walking towards Mugali when she fell onto the tar road following the impact and sustained grievous injuries. Further investigation is being conducted by ASI Rajendra Sangodkar of Maina Curtorim Police Station.
In another incident, a pedestrian sustained grievous injuries after an unidentified motorcycle rider allegedly hit him at a zebra crossing outside Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir in Ponda on October 25 at around 11.05 pm.
As per the complaint lodged by Vishan Korde, a resident of Bethora, Ponda, the unidentified rider was travelling from Ponda town towards Bethora when the motorcycle allegedly struck the complainant’s father, Vasudev Korde, who was walking across the road.
The rider allegedly fled the scene without providing medical assistance or informing the police, leaving the injured pedestrian on the road. Further investigation in the case is being conducted by Head Constable Vinod Naik (HC 5620) of Ponda Police Station.
A collision between a Hero Passion motorcycle and a Hero Pleasure scooter near the Forest Nursery at Ozrem, Bhatpal, Canacona, on October 18 at around 5.45 pm left both riders injured.
According to a state complaint lodged by Head Constable Diptesh Gaonkar (HC 6976) of Canacona Police Station, the accused motorcycle rider, Mohan Gaonkar, a resident of Karvem, Gaondongrim, Canacona, was proceeding from New Wada, Bhatpal, towards Ozrem when he allegedly rode rashly and negligently and collided with the oncoming scooter.
The impact caused both riders to fall onto the road along with their vehicles. The scooter rider, Olei Coutinho, a resident of Ozrem, Gaondongrim, Canacona, sustained grievous injuries, while the motorcycle rider also suffered simple injuries. Further investigation is being conducted by HC Diptesh Gaonkar of Canacona Police Station.
