A police officer lost his life on Thursday evening after being hit by a speeding truck while managing a traffic situation at an accident site in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.

The victim, Rajkumar Karmakar, was the Officer-in-Charge of the Sagardighi Traffic Guard. He was on duty at the time of the incident, working to ease a traffic jam that had developed on the Morgram National Highway in the Motgram area.

Sources said a truck had broken down earlier on the highway, leading to heavy traffic congestion in the area. Upon receiving information about the jam, Officer Karmakar rushed to the spot and began efforts to clear the road.

At around 8:30 pm, while attempting to remove the broken-down vehicle, a speeding dumper truck approached from behind and struck the officer. The impact caused him to collapse on the road.

He was immediately rushed to hospital in critical condition, but doctors declared him dead.

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