Pedestrian dies after Colvale hit and run

Panaji: A 78-year-old pedestrian, who was hit by a vehicle at Colvale on Thursday morning, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at GMC on Saturday.

Vinayak Dhargalkar, a resident of Karaswada, Mapusa, was hit by a vehicle driven by an unidentified person who left the site without providing any medical assistance to the victim or notifying the police. The vehicle was moving on the service road from Colvale Central Jail to Karaswada IDC.

Colvale police have registered an FIR under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicle Act. A team has been formed under PI Vijay Rane to trace the driver.