Title - Constable killed, assistant sub-inspector injured as car hits train

BATHINDA: A policeman died and another injured when their car collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing near Jassi Bag Wali village in Bathinda district. Constable Surinderpal Singh was killed and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mukhtiar Singh was seriously injured as their Maruti Alto car rammed a goods train coming to Bathinda from Dabwali town in Haryana.Mukhtiar has been admitted to a hospital in Bathinda. The policemen were going to Baadi village in connection with some case when the accident took place. Eyewitnesses said the car got dragged for about 100 metres on the rail track after it hit the train.Surinderpal belonged Lahura village in Muktsar district. GRP incharge, Kuljit Singh, said railway police were looking into the incident.