Speeding cargo truck crushes 5 stray cattle in Varna Goa News
Vasco: : A speeding cargo truck crushed five stray cattle in Verna Industrial Estate late on Friday night. Police arrested the driver, Mumbai native Shah Mohammed Ansari, who according to police was drunk at the time of the accident.Police said that the accident happened at around 11.30 pm near Ravi Cafe in front of AMI Industries, IDC Verna. While on his way to AII Cargo Valley Limited at IDC Verna, Ansari drove the cargo truck with Maharashtra registration number recklessly and negligently, causing death of stray cattle on the way. Ansari has been booked under the provisions of BNS and motor vehicles act.The investigation is continuing under the supervision of Police Inspector Anand Shirodkar.Nagoa panchayat panch Dileshwar Naik said, “The panchayat has taken steps to control the movement of stray cattle on the roads. We have seized many of them, but there are too many. We have now identified a location to build a cow shed,” he said, adding that the panchayat has a team to handle the issue.Naik told times of India While confiscation of cattle is the need of the hour, cattle owners should also act responsibly. “Cattle on the roads cause accidents, especially during the night,” he said.
