Seven policemen died and one was injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling in collided with a truck in the Maynaguri area of the States’ Jalpaiguri district early on Sunday morning.
Those who died included an assistant sub-inspector, constables and the driver. They were all from Cooch Behar district, said Jalpaiguri Superintendent of Police Amit P. Javalgi.
According to Maynaguri police station, the policemen were on their way to Malda from Cooch Behar to escort security forces back for the panchayat elections.
No one has been arrested in connection with the incident yet. The driver of the truck fled, an official of the police station said. — Staff Reporter
