12 injured in road mishap at Tivim NT News Service Mapusa Feb 11: Twelve people were injured, including a lady who was seriously injured, in an early morning collision between a tipper truck and a mini-bus at Canca, Tivim today.According to Mapusa police, the accident occurred at 7.30 a.m. when the tipper truck proceeding from Mapusa to Pirna, overtook a scooter and rammed into the mini-bus coming from the opposite direction and proceeding from Ibrampur to Mapusa. Police gave the name of the seriously injured lady as 30-year old Ms Kusum Gopal Gawas from Ibrampur, Pernem. She remains admitted to the Asilo hospital, Mapusa, while the remaining 11 persons who received simple injuries have been discharged after treatment.
The Mapusa police arrested the truck driver, Shivram Garad from Halarna-Pernem but he later secured bail. The Mapusa havaldar, Mr Ramesh Kalangutkar is investigating the case.
