A 49- YEAR- old police constable was killed after a truck hit his motorcycle in Navi Mumbai, the police said on Sunday.
The mishap took place in Sector 5 of Belapur on Saturday night when the truck crashed into the two- wheeler of constable Sudhakar Laxman Bua while he was on his way home in Panvel, senior police inspector Dinkar Mohite said.
u201c The constable was rushed to a hospital in Navi Mumbai where doctors declared him dead,u201d the official said. The victim was attached to Trombay police station, he said The truck driver, Santosh Kumar Yadav, 39, who was on his way to Hyderabad from Vashi, surrendered before the police, he said, adding that the accused was not found to be driving under the influence of alcohol.
Constable killed after truck hits his bike in Navi Mumbai The accused has been arrested and booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 304- A ( causing death by negligence), and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, the police officer said. Agencies u2018 The constable was on his way home in Panvel when the accident happened.
The doctors declared him dead on arrivalu2019 Dinkar Mohite, senior inspector
