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Follow the online presence of the Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa Contacts: Tel: +91 832 2285299 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://christianartmuseum.goa-india.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM AUG 23: About ten persons were injured and traffic was disrupted on the Bicholim - Sanquelim road when a bus and a tempo had a head on collision on the Bridge at Sanquelim Bicholim on Wednesday. According to the available information the incident occured at about 8.15 am when a mini bus - Shivam (GA-01-T-875) plying from Valpoi to Panjim had a head on collision with the on coming tempo (GA-01-W-5705). In the incident Kamlakant Mandrekar (Mulgao), Sneha Vasant Yende (Kasarpal - Bicholim), Shivendra Shiva Parab and Surendra Parab both from Karapur; Ismail Bepali, Anvesha Kherbe, Urmila Phalkar, Neha Kerkar, Trupti Kerkar all from Bicholim and Shekhappa Yenakuppa Butta from Duler trevelling in the bus were injured. The incident occured at the middle of the Sanquelim bridge which is the only link between Bicholim and Sanquelim so the traffic was disrupted for well over two hours. The injured were first taken to the cottage hospital at Sanquelim and were later shifted to GMC Bambolim from where most of them were discharged. PSI, Harishchandra Parab attached to the Bicholim police station is further investigating the case.