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Man dies after being hit by bus at Verna while changing car tyre

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A 45-year-old man from Panchwadi died of injuries after he was knocked down by a bus while he was changing the tyre of his car at the Verna Industrial Estate.

According to Verna police, the incident occurred on June 17 when Francisco Pedro Fernandes, a bus driver from Majorda, allegedly drove a bus in a rash and negligent manner while proceeding from Titan junction at Verna towards Loutolim.

The bus reportedly struck 45-year-old Babush Gaonkar, who was replacing a punctured tyre on his car.

Gaonkar sustained grievous injuries and was rushed to Goa Medical College, Bambolim, for treatment. However, police later received information from the GMC casualty police on June 19 that Gaonkar had succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.

The body has been preserved at GMC for further medico-legal formalities.

Verna police have registered the case under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). PSI Rajdatt Arsekar is conducting further investigation under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.

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Truck gutted in fire had liquor worth Rs 61.44 lakh

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Jun 19, 2025, 11:51 PM IST
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PERNEMThe excise office in Pernem has stated that liquor worth Rs 61.44 lakh had been in the container which was gutted in a fire at Dhargal on June 17.It took the excise office over 30 hours to ascertain the nature and value of the liquor consignment, since the vehicle and the documents were gutted in the fire, and the consignment contained a mix of different brands of liquor.The truck carrying liquor was gutted in a fire on the national highway near the Dhargal-Colvale…

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