MARGAO
The Maina-Curtorim police nabbed the driver of a container truck involved in a hit-and-run case that claimed the life of a pedestrian at Farwade-Loutolim on Tuesday.
The police stated that the accused driver of the container truck, Vijai Shresth, drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life. Upon reaching Farwade, Loutolim, the accused driver dashed into a pedestrian, Pramod Kumar, a native of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, who was crossing/walking along the roadside. As a result, the victim sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot.
Police pointed out that immediately after the collision, the driver of the vehicle, instead of stopping to provide medical assistance or reporting the matter to the nearest police station, fled the scene with the vehicle towards Shiroda, thereby intentionally disappearing from the spot to evade legal action.
The driver has been booked under Sections 106(1) and 281 of the BNS and Sections 134(a) and (b), and 187 of the MV Act.
