On Tuesday, a traffic constable was killed after being hit by a speeding truck on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in the Qazigund area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir.
Quoting a police official, news agency KNO reported that constable Abdul Majeed Tantary (SGCT) son of Ali Mohammad Tantary, a resident of Baramulla was hit by the truck (JK01W-2973) at around 07:00 am this morning at Bypass Chumullah crossing Qazigund, resulting in his on spot death.
The officer further said that the truck driver namely Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi was arrested.
Traffic movement which was halted temporary was restored, he added.
