Four tourists, including two males and two females, got severely injured in a road accident at Bethora village in Ponda on Monday.
The accident took place on a sidewalk when a tipper was passing coming from Margao collied. There were four occupants identified as Chandana Bharat (27), Praveen Kumar (26), Jhashi and Anjum (both 26) in the car (A.P-21- BK- 1827).
The victims were admitted to Ponda Sub-district hospital. After primary treatment, they were shifted to Bambolim hospital for further treatments.
Since Monday, five fatal accidents have been reported from several places. While two accidents involved two-wheelers, the rest involved two-wheelers.
The traffic cell and road safety activists have called for immediate measures to curb road accidents in the state.
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