MAPUSA
The driver and cleaner had a lucky escape while a cattle was killed when a vehicle carrying vegetables from Belagavi to Mapusa rammed into the animal and damaged the protective railing of the Assonora bridge in the wee hours on Monday.
According to reports, the driver from Karnataka failed to notice the cattle on the road and the vehicle struck the animal. The vehicle then turned on its side. The driver and cleaner escaped with minor injuries.
The accident caused a traffic jam on the Mapusa-Bicholim road as well as the Dodamarg route.
Mapusa Police Hawaldar Shivaji Shetkar and team conducted the panchanama. The vehicle was later removed by a crane, while the Assonora panchayat disposed of the dead cattle. Mapusa police has filed a complaint against the truck driver in this connection.
