Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji
from special correspondent
with pics from Rajtilak Naik
Panaji, Jan 16: At least eleven people were killed on the spot while several others seriously injured, when a bus they were travelling caught fire after a passing acid tanker burst on the national highway in Pernem taluka on Wednesday January 16 afternoon.
The tragedy occurred just before the Goa-Maharashtra state border near Patradevi checkpost. The bus involved in the accident was bearing Gujarat registration. The police stated that the majority of the deceased are women and children from the bus.
Police stated that three vehicles were involved in the accident including a bus, a truck and a tanker.
The tanker which was carrying acid caught fire initially because of a leakage. The tanker burst in flames just when a bus and a truck were crossing alongside.
Police confirmed that eleven people were killed on the spot while the death toll is likely to rise. the injured have been shifted to Goa Medical College hospital at Bambolim.