India, Feb. 24 -- An elderly person was killed in north Goa on Monday after a renter Thar SUV carrying a group of young tourists rammed into his vehicle at a crossroad junction at Assagao, police said.

The deceased, identified as Bhagat Sharma, 65, was a resident of Bhopal and was on a holiday in Goa. The victim was driving a Hyundai i20 when the Thar, which was allegedly speeding, rammed into him, leaving him severely injured.

According to eyewitnesses, while Sharma remained conscious in the aftermath of the accident, he suffered serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in a private ambulance after the emergency response ambulance service allegedly took more than an hour to arrive. Sharma was travelling in the car with another wo...