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Delhi traffic cop dies after being hit by scooter, run over by goods carrier

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A Delhi Traffic Police head constable was killed after he was hit by a scooter and run over by a goods carrier vehicle near ISBT Kashmere Gate in north Delhi, officials said.

Head Constable Anil (39) was on duty on Ring Road near ISBT Kashmere Gate when the incident occurred.

Anil was on traffic management duty on the carriageway from Shanti Van towards Chandgi Ram Akhara when a scooter carrying three persons hit him from the Hanuman Mandir side. Due to the impact, the head constable fell on the road and the goods carrier ran him over, leaving him critically injured, police said.

He was rushed to the Sushrut Trauma Centre, Civil Lines, where doctors declared him dead during treatment, they said.

The men on the scooter fled the spot after the accident and the driver of the goods carrier was apprehended on the spot. CCTV footage from the area is being examined to identify the absconding accused, police said.

Police said the family of Anil, a native of Kotputli district of Rajasthan, has been informed about the incident.

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