Lorry turns turtle at Karmal ghat

CANACONA: Traffic was brought to a standstill on Karmal ghat for nearly 20 minutes when a lorry loaded with fish turned turtle at 8am on Tuesday.
The Canacona police said that the lorry driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a sharp curve at Karmal ghat in Canacona. The driver sustained injuries on his legs and the cleaner was thrown out of the vehicle.
The lorry was headed towards Margao from Karnataka. The Canacona-Margao route was blocked for a total of 20 minutes.
A witness, Vithoba Velip, said, "I was driving right behind the lorry when the driver lost control and the vehicle turned turtle after hitting a huge boulder." The road at Karmal ghat is on hilly terrain with accidents taking place frequently. "Some occur due to reckless driving while others due to technical failure of the vehicle,". said Velip. tnn