Constable dies, inspector sustains injuries after truck runs over them
A head constable from the Meghwadi police station died and a police inspector was grievously injured in an accident on the Western Express Highway on Saturday afternoon.
According to the Meghwadi police, Police Inspector Anant Kendle and Head Constable Janardan Waghmare met with the accident after a truck hit them. They were returning from Kandivali after investigations in a case, when they saw a teenager was cycling his way towards them in the wrong direction. According to the police, in their attempt to avoid hitting the teenager, they diverted to their right, but their vehicle skidded while doing so.
A truck — with Venkat Suryawanshi at the wheel — coming from behind hit the two who had by then fallen from their vehicle.
Suryawanshi has been arrested by the Samata Nagar police station for rash driving or riding on a public way, causing death by negligence and causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others.
