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26-yr-old woman killed in Sancoale road mishap

Victim and her husband were headed to Dabolim airport

VASCO   

In a tragic incident, a 26-year-old woman, Preeti Arya, was killed in a road accident on the Sancoale highway on Wednesday morning. Arya, a resident of Delhi, was killed after being crushed under the wheels of an Innova car in the accident that involved three vehicles.   

According to information from sources, Arya was with her husband and moving as a pillion rider on a rented bike towards Goa airport along the highway when the accident occurred after the couple dashed against a parked Wagon R car, and the deceased lady came under the wheels of the Innova car moving in the same direction along the highway.   

“The couple had taken the bike in rent on 10th November from Goa Airport and were supposed to return the bike today. The husband, Pranab Mallik (29), had given the copy of the license and Aadhar card to me. As per their documents, the couple were from East Patel Nagar, Delhi, and I would have collected their bike from the Airport in some time. I got a call from my friend about the accident, and I rushed to the site,” said the bike owner.   

Meanwhile, the driver of the Innova car, Francis Mascarenhas, said that he had absolutely no chance to save the woman who came under the wheels of his car.   

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Vasco street fight video: Police say it is related to road rage

Vasco PI warns of strict action against those involved in group fights

The Goan Network
Published Nov 16, 2023, 1:41 AM IST
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VASCO   After a video of a fight in Vasco went viral on social media on Tuesday evening, many netizens linked the video to a gang war and alleged that the persons involved in the fight had also assaulted the police.   However, Vasco police inspector Kapil Nayak on Wednesday afternoon said that the viral video indicating a gang war was a misleading video and further clarified that the fight was a case of road rage.   “The viral video is a…

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