A 59-year-old man was killed while five of his family members were injured when the car they were traveling in collided with a bus in Panaji, South Goa's Canacona taluka on Monday. Police gave this information.



The deceased Rajesh Vernekar was driving the car when the incident happened in Mashem village.



Police said he was originally from Gadag in Karnataka and was traveling with his family members.

"The Vernekar family was traveling in a car towards Margao when the accident occurred in the morning. All the victims were immediately taken to the district hospital in Margao, but the driver of the car died on the spot," police said.

Wernekar was trapped in the car wreck. They were evacuated by FIR brigade and emergency services personnel.