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Merces mishap: Three injured, one seriously

OLD GOA
Three persons were injured when a four-wheeler rammed into five vehicles -- two four-wheelers and three two-wheelers, near the Merces Circle junction on Monday night.

Though the exact information of the mishap was not immediately available, Old Goa police sources said that a four-wheeler rammed into five vehicles which were all proceeding towards Panaji.

“The riders of the three two-wheelers were injured in the accident, one of them seriously, and were shifted to the GMC for further treatment,” the sources stated.

The names of the injured include Ramesh Kumar (22) from Mayem, Ramesh Kumar (24) from Betim and Shamba Shey (67) from Old Goa.

Old Goa HC Abhay Fadte is conducting further investigations

Meanwhile, the Merces Circle junction is turning into an accident prone zone as there are multiple roads leading towards the junction.

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