THE GOAN NETWORK
MARGAO
The Maina Curtorim police have registered a hit-and-run case after an unidentified vehicle collided with a scooter at Raloi, Curtorim, late last night, killing a woman pillion rider.
The incident occurred past midnight when Shashi Kumar, riding a Yamaha Fascino scooter with pillion rider Dipika Kumar, was travelling from Mugali towards Chandor. Both were residents of Maina Curtorim and natives of Bihar.
When they reached near Raloi Colony, an unidentified vehicle, allegedly driven rashly and negligently, rammed into the rear of the scooter, causing both occupants to fall and sustain grievous injuries.
The driver fled the scene without providing medical assistance or informing the police.
Local villagers alerted the 108 ambulance service, and both injured persons were shifted to South Goa District Hospital, where Dipika Kumar was declared brought dead.
The police have registered a case against the unidentified driver under Sections 281, 125(b) and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 134(a) and 134(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act.
