goa accidents

A Bhopal family mourns Bhagat Ram Sharma, who died in a Goa road accident. His wife remains critically injured. Daughters allege the Thar driver's recklessness and lack of remorse, highlighting the agonizing wait for his body and a plea for justice. They are fighting against claims of a heart attack, emphasizing accident-related injuries.

A 19-year-old Delhi resident, Shaurya Goyal, has been arrested following a fatal road accident in North Goa that killed a 65-year-old tourist. The speeding Mahindra Thar, allegedly driven by Goyal, collided with the victim's car, causing severe injuries. Eyewitnesses reported attempts to switch seats after the crash, which police are investigating.

A girl has been injured after being hit by a car of Goa Governor's motorcade in Candolim, 15 km from Panaji.

Five years ago, when Anup Karmakar made the long journey from a remote village in West Bengal to Goa, all he wanted to do was help his family based here to repay the loans that they had taken for his father’s surgery and ensure education for his brother and sister.

Goa reported 252 fatalities in road accidents from January to mid-October, a slight increase despite fewer overall accidents. CM Sawant highlighted drunk driving as a major cause. Transport Minister Godinho announced AI-enabled cameras to improve safety and accountability, and a collaborative initiative to address identified accident black spots.

Three youth, including two brothers hailing from Aarattupuzha in Alappuzha, were killed, and two were seriously injured in an accident in Goa during the late hours of Thursday.

As compared to last year, Goa has seen a 15% rise in accidents till August 31 this year, a 16% rise in fatal accidents and a 25% rise in fatalities.

Two persons were injured in two separate accidents in Ponda on Sunday.

Goa police data shows 72.8% of accidents in rural areas. In 2023, 2,846 accidents recorded, with most in rural regions. Fatalities higher in rural areas. Peak accidents from 6pm-9pm on clear days.

Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat cancelled carnival celebrations in the state following the bus tragedy in which at least four passengers including two children died.

Three members of a family were among four people killed after a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) fell into the Zuari river in South Goa district in the wee hours of Thursday, an official said.

One life could be lost to a road accident per day in Goa if steps are not taken immediately, said Dr Madhu Ghodkirekar, associate professor of forensic medicine at South Goa District Hospital, Margao. Ghodkirekar, also in charge of the mortuary complex of the hospital, was expressing concern over what he called an alarming rate of accidents on Goa’s roads.

Two-wheeler riders in Goa continued to top the fatalities charts as they accounted for 182 of the 262 who lost their lives in road accidents in 2018, according to a Road Accidents in India report recently released by the Union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).

After recording a nearly nine per cent rise in road accidents last year, strict enforcement of rules by the traffic police since the start of 2023 appears to have paid dividends. Director general of police (DGP) Jaspal Singh on Friday said that accidents declined by 12% this February when compared to the same period last year.

In view of the increase in road accidents, the North Goa district road safety committee on Tuesday decided to set up sub-committees at the local level to analyse each accident case.

A widower and his two children have been awarded total compensation of Rs 18.9 lakh, for the death of his 37-year-old wife, who was killed in 2014 when a truck hit the scooter the family was travelling on.

Citizens continued to take to social media on Tuesday to express their rage against the Banastarim accident and asked how the husband, Paresh Sawardekar, had been arrested when eyewitnesses remained firm that a woman was driving the car. The accident saw three lives being lost.

Four persons sustained minor injuries after a car in which they were travelling fell into a gorge near Narayan Zantye College, Bicholim on Friday afternoon.

From January 1 onwards till date (March 9) the Goa police’s traffic cell has registered a total of 103 cases against underage riding/driving.