Five persons reportedly sustained injuries on Friday when a bus and a car collided with each other at Porvorim. The impact was such that the bus turned sideways and the car was badly damaged. The mishap led to a major traffic jam along the Guirim-Porvorim stretch of the highway. Recently one more fatal accident was reported in the early hours today at Porvorim. A driver of the tourist taxi lost control while overtaking a vehicle and rammed into a stationary truck near the petrol pump at Porvorim. The driver was trapped inside the car. He was removed out of the mangled car by emergency services but declared dead by doctors.
It may be recalled that a few days back three youngsters died and two were critically injured in a horrific self-accident on the Porvorim highway in the wee hours when their car banged a tree while overtaking. It must be said that the Highway at Porvorim has become a death-trap. Several accidents have been reported along this road.
Ironically the expansion and widening of the roads could be a reason for the rise in the number of accidents as drivers speed up along this road, especially at night. Rent-a-car services also create mayhem with tourists indulging in drunken driving, signal jumping and performing stunts on moving vehicles. The authorities concerned need to take necessary steps to prevent accidents on this stretch of the road which is congested with vehicles throughout the day.
