Cop killed after truck hits his bike in Navi Mumbai

A 49-year-old police constable was killed after a truck hit his motorcycle in the neighbouring Navi Mumbai township, police said on Sunday.

The mishap took place in Sector 5 of Belapur on Saturday night when the truck dashed against the two-wheeler of constable Sudhakar Laxman Bua while he was going to his home in Panvel, senior police inspector Dinkar Mohite said.

"The constable was rushed to a hospital in Navi Mumbai where doctors declared him dead," the official said.

The victim was attached to Trombay police station, he said