CANACONA: Three occupants of a Mahindra jeep KA-21-5672 heading from Canacona towards Karwar died when their vehicle dashed against an oncoming Bolero pick-up bearing number MH-09-CA- 7040 coming from the opposite direction at Carroim- Maxem, Canacona at 1.15 am on Sunday.
According to police reports the driver of the Mahindra jeep Pradeep Mohan Gawde who lost control of the vehicle has been shifted to GMC Bambolim after being referred at CHC ,Canacona along with a few others . The police said that the Mahindra jeep first dashed against the Bolero pick-up at a sharp turn and later rammed into a side wall compound, thereby throwing some occupants on the road. While one died on entry at CHC, the other two expired while on the way to Hospicio Margao. The occupants were all residents of Dakshin Karnataka.
The names of those expired are Chinappa Gowda (22), Charan Kushlappa Gowda (22), Sawashekar Gowda. While the injured are driver Pradeep Gawde (21 ), Hitesh Gowda (20), Sawim Gowda (21), Harshit Gowda (23), Sudip Gowda (18) and Sharath Gowda (20). The police have sent the bodies for preservation at GMC Bambolim.
The Bolero pick-up driver Pranav Gaurav (25) a resident of Kolhapur escaped with minor injuries.
The police registered an offence against the Mahindra jeep driver Pradeep Gawde under Section 279, 337, 304 (A) of IPC and Section 192 (A) of MV Act PSI Prashal Desai is investigating the case under the supervision of PI Filomeno Costa.