VASCO
Three days since a company-operated bus crashed into temporary hutments, killing four labourers and injuring four others at the Verna IDC, police still awaits a report from the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) at Margao on the alcohol test conducted on the bus driver.
The bus driver Bharat Govekar (61) of Cortalim, who was also injured in the mishap, was discharged from hospital on Monday and arrested by Verna police. He was on Tuesday produced before a JMFC and was remanded to four days in police custody.
When contacted, Verna police confirmed that they had not received a report on the alcohol test conducted on the bus driver.
“We are still awaiting this report from the SGDH,” a police source said.
Of the four labourers who were injured in the mishap, one discharged on Sunday and another was discharged on Tuesday. Two others are still undergoing medical treatment in hospital.
Meanwhile, all four bodies have been handed over to the respective families for final rites.
