A traffic police officer on duty was killed when a trailer truck hit him on Kona Expressway in Howrah district this morning, police said.
Sukhendu Sarkar, the assistant sub-inspector of the traffic department, died on spot.
The driver fled with the vehicle after knocking down the 50-year-old officer near a resort, the police said.
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