Goa, Aug. 13 -- Hit-and-run cases in South Goa are on the rise, with police data from the past three months showing a sharp increase in both incidents and fatalities. Most victims were pedestrians, with drivers fleeing the scene and leaving them without assistance or medical aid.

In May, June and July 2025, several pedestrians were killed or seriously injured. Police have registered cases, but many remain unsolved as culprits are yet to be traced.

On May 17, an unidentified woman died after being struck by a car while walking on the NH-17 bypass road in Verna. On May 30, 67-year-old pedestrian Joseph Baptista from Margao was killed when a bus knocked him down near old market circle as he crossed the road. Earlier, Moddi-Navelim resident...