56-year-old ASI mowed down by truck on highway

Vadodara: A 56-year-old cop died after a truck ran over him near Ranoli bridge on national highway 48 early on Tuesday morning. Deceased Rajendra Kumar Jaiswal was riding his motorcycle while coming to work when the incident occurred at about 10 am. According to the police, a tempo coming from the wrong side caused the fatal accident.
Jaiswal, a resident of Ranoli, was posted at Sama police station as assistant sub-inspector. When he reached the service road near Tapi Hotel, a tempo suddenly came from the wrong side. CCTV footage of the incident shows that Jaiswal then lost balance of his bike and he fell down on the road.
A truck passing right next to Jaiswal ran over him causing severe injuries to his head, killing him on the spot. The tempo driver, who was driving on the wrong side, however, fled the spot and police are searching to nab him. Locals said that many heavy vehicles often drive on the wrong side on this service road causing serious accidents.
After the accident on Tuesday, police have intensified drive to crack down on heavy vehicles moving around in the city.