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Saturday, March 12, 2011

11 hurt in accident during Goa's carnival parade

Panaji: Eleven people were injured when the brakes of a vehicle that was part of a carnival float in the city of Mapusa Goa no, police said Wednesday. The condition of two injured is said to be critical. The injured were hospitalized and nine of them were rejected. However, Sandra and Virendra Salgaonkar Dabholkar, who was seriously injured in Tuesday night are being treated at a local medical center.

Mapusa city is 15 km from here. The jeep was pulling the fleet that had a dance of Goa are taken in this matter. When the brakes of the jeep no, it was chaos. Eleven people were injured, "a station agent Mapusa police said. The jeep was part of a parade float sponsored by a nightclub popular Calangute. Carnival Processions are a symbol of the Portuguese colonial legacy and celebrate Goa each year before the festival of the season Lent.The saint who is to celebrate in a long parade continues with colorful floats masked dancers, led by King Momo, or Carnival King.

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