JOIN USA 30-year-old traffic police constable was knocked to death by a speeding truck as he was crossing the NICE Road underpass close to the Deve Gowda junction.
Constable Ravishankar S A was a resident of Kommaghatta, who was attached to the Byatarayanapura traffic police station.
The accident happened on Saturday afternoon as Ravishankar and home guard Venkoba Rao monitored traffic at the Deve Gowda junction from the morning.
A passerby noticed the truck, heading for Somanahalli, knocking the constable down and speeding away, and alerted Rao, who rushed Ravishankar to hospital. But the constable was declared brought dead.
Eyewitnesses to the accident reported the speeding truck crushing Ravishankar, but the police are yet to identify the vehicle.
They are checking CCTV footage from nearby locations as no camera had been installed at the accident spot.
According to Rao, around 1 pm, Ravishankar was crossing the road to relieve himself when the speeding truck knocked him down.
Ravishankar's relative Chikkanna said the family was looking for a bride for him. He had joined the force in 2012 and was preparing for the UPSC examination in the course of his six-year service.
The Byatarayanapura traffic police have filed a case and have formed three teams to track down the truck driver.