A head constable deputed at the chief minister’s residence died when a speeding truck rammed into the bike he was riding near a private hospital on Haridwar Road near the Jogiwala Chowk on Friday. The truck also collided with a car and a Vikram after it hit the two-wheeler.
The deceased has been identified as Pramod Rana 32, resident of Ballupur. He was taken to a private hospital where he succumbed. The driver was later arrested from Kargi Chowk and the truck was impounded.
Rana had been recruited in Uttarakhand police in 2005. Rana’s wife Nima Rana who was also injured in the accident was being treated at the private hospital, police said.