Burdwan (WB): Four policemen have been killed in a road accident in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, police said Monday.
The four persons were Sunday night returning to Burdwan town from Memari through National Highway 2 when the private car they were travelling in collided head-on with a sand-laden truck near Palsit Toll Plaza in the district, a police officer said.
“Three policemen — Anup Bala, Biswajit Samui and Badal Sarkar — died on the spot while the fourth cop, Prabir Hathi, succumbed to his injuries at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital Monday morning,” the officer said.
The four persons were drivers of police vehicles, he said. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
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