Goa: Minor blocks ambulance, car owner booked

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VASCO: The Verna police swung into action after a video surfaced on social media showing a white car obstructing an ambulance on the slope at Issorsim, on Wednesday morning. The 1.9 minute video recorded by ambulance staff showed the driver of the car intentionally obstructing the path of the ambulance , despite its siren being on.
The police found that the car belonged to a resident of Fatimavaddo in Rivona, and was driven by a 17-year-old boy.
The owner of the car and guardian of the minor has been booked under the Motor Vehicles Act for handing over the vehicle to a minor.
The South Goa SP Arvind Gawas said that a criminal case has been registered at the Verna police station against the car owner, and a report would be prepared and sent to the Juvenile Justice Board against the minor.
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