Panaji: A SUV fell into the Zuari river from a bridge in the South Goa district on Thursday (July 28). The incident took place at 1:10 a.m in the morning.
The vehicle was carrying four people. Following the accident, the Indian Coast Guard, Navy, fire and emergency services, and Goa police personnel rushed to the spot. As per a report of the news agency PTI, an operation to locate the vehicle and its occupants has been launched.
A police official informed that the car was trying to overtake a car over the Zuari river bridge on a national highway at Cortalim village.
After which, the SUV crashed and fell into the river breaking the railings.
In the preliminary investigation, the police found that there were as many as four people inside the car while a woman was driving the vehicle.
The bridge over the Zuari river is situated on a national highway between Margao (South Goa) and Panaji.
