Overview
- Shaurya Goyal, 19, of Delhi has been identified as the driver and was booked under BNS sections 106(1), 125 and 281 before being arrested and released on bail.
- The rented Mahindra Thar allegedly lost control around 5:45 pm on Monday at the Happy Bar junction in Assagao and collided with a Hyundai i20.
- Bhagat Ram Sharma, 65, from Bhopal was declared dead at Mapusa District Hospital, while his wife sustained a leg fracture and a three-month-old infant had minor injuries.
- Investigators say CCTV footage along the route shows Goyal at the wheel prior to the crash, and both vehicles involved have been seized.
- Police report a negative alcohol test for the accused, and they dispute eyewitness claims that a woman was driving before a seat switch, with the probe continuing.