Constable killed, 2 policemen injured in accident

A police constable was killed and two policemen were injured when the car carrying them collided with a pick up van coming from the opposite direction in Rohtas district, police said today.
The accident occurred on NH 2 near Tekari village late last night.
Sasaram Sub-Divisional Police Officer Alok Ranjan said the constable who succumbed to wounds in the early hours today has been identified as Srikant Prasad Yadav (45), a resident of Bakhtiyarpur of Patna district.
While one of the injured policeman Thakur Gautam Kumar has been referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital, another constable Parshuram Singh is undergoing treatment at the sadar hospital in Sasaram.