The Goa government has confirmed the identity and deaths of 15 Goan passengers in a Ratnagiri bus crash that killed a total of 37 persons.
Transport Director Arun Desai called for a late night press conference Tuesday to inform about the number of Goans who boarded the ill-fated Mahakali bus from three boarding points in Goa, and their present status.
The official figures show that 18 Goans among 37 others including a foreign national had boarded the bus from Margao, Panaji and Mapusa. Four other Goan-origin passengers had boarded the bus from Sawanwadi and Kankavli, located on Goa-Maharashtra border.
“Among the 18 locals, 15 died and three are admitted to Chiplun (Ratnagiri) hospital undergoing treatment for serious injuries,” he said.
Two teams headed by RTO inspectors are presently in Khed, the accident spot, coordinating with the local authorities to help families bringing the bodies to Goa and assist the injured victims.
The bus, with a capacity of 51 seats carried equal number of passengers in addition to two drivers on All India permit.
Desai said that from the total passengers killed, three bodies of a woman and two men are yet to be identified. The unidentified female body is said to be one Maria Fernandes.
“We are yet to ascertain. A Mumbai family had approached us and we have asked them to identify the body in the Ratnagiri hospital,” the director said.
The speeding bus had careered off Jagbudi River Bridge landing with headfirst on a dry patch of land next to low-lying water in the river.
The government has announced in the State Legislative Assembly to render all possible help to the families of the victims.
Wednesday 21 March 2013
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