MAPUSA
In a tragic incident, a 66-year-old pedestrian died on the spot when he was knocked down by a bus on the NH-66 at Chicalim junction, Colvale on Wednesday morning, Colvale Police informed.
The deceased Laxman Phadte is a resident of Revora in Colvale.
The accident occurred when the pedestrian was crossing the highway at around 8.30 am.
According to Colvale Police, the pedestrian was crossing the highway when the oncoming Nasik to Goa private bus slammed into him killing him on the spot.
The deceased was first rushed to the North Goa District Hospital and later shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim.
The bus driver fled from the accident spot along with the bus but was nabbed in Mapusa by the police.
The NH-66 at Chicalim junction at Colvale has turned into a high risk/accident prone zone as several pedestrians try to run across the other side of the highway at the junction.
On several occasions, locals had raised the issue with the Colvale panchayat urging it to take steps so that people are discouraged from crossing the highway.
The national highway authorities were also requested to look into the matter.
