Panaji, February 25 A tourist from Bhopal was killed after a sports utility vehicle (SUV), allegedly driven by a 19-year-old visitor who was later arrested, hit his car in North Goa, police said on Wednesday.
The accident took place in the village of Assagao on Monday, according to police.
Bhagatram Sharma, 65, suffered serious injuries when a Mahindra Thar driven by Shaurya Goyal, a resident of Delhi, hit one side of the hatchback carrying him and his family, police said.
Sharma was rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors pronounced him dead.
Police said that two other occupants of the hatchback, including a baby, sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Goyal was arrested by the Anjuna police for reckless and negligent driving.
According to the First Information Report, Goyal was travelling from Mapusa to Anjuna, while Sharma’s car was heading from Anjuna to Parra. The accident took place at a junction.
Asked about reports that a woman was driving the Thar and that Goyal switched seats after the accident, police said they are investigating all angles.
"We are checking the CCTV footage from the road before the accident to determine who was actually driving," he said.