PONDA
Six persons were injured when an interstate passenger bus met with an accident at the Baithakhol-Borim Circle on Tuesday afternoon.
According to reports, the Maharashtra-registered passenger bus had arrived from Mumbai and was proceeding to Margao, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and the bus fell on its side.
Shridhar Bali (43) of Margao was taken to GMC for treatment, while others who were admitted at the Ponda Sub-District Hospital were Hussain Qureshi, Rizwan Avri (37) of Vasco, Ramesh Rathod (26) of Mumbai, Rafiq Quereshi (42) of Mumbai and Shaha Akhtar Nijamuddin (32) of Mumbai had escaped with minor injuries.
Sources said a two-wheeler parked at the site got crushed under the bus, but rider was fortunate to have escaped as he was not present at the time of the mishap.
Ponda police and fire station team rushed to the site to offer assistance to the injured passengers. Ponda police has conducted the panchanama and is investigating the incident.
