VASCO
A 37-year-old pedestrian was killed after being crushed under the wheels of a loaded cement truck at Kharewado in the wee hours of Wednesday.
According to sources, the deceased was later identified as Aminshetty Giri, a native of Andhra Pradesh annd it was unclear if he was staying in the State.
Sources said that the accident occurred at around 5.20 am near Manish hotel, opposite Tilak Maidan along the FL Gomes Road.
" The loaded cement truck was moving towards the port and knocked down the deceased., killing him on the spot. The truck sped away after the mishap and Vasco police later traced the truck and arrested the truck driver, Maruti Domera, a native of Maharashtra," said the source.
Vasco police is investigating the case.
