Etah (UP), Jun 11 (PTI) A police inspector died after his car collided with a tractor here early Thursday, officials said.
The deceased was identified as Inspector Naveen Kumar Yadav, a resident of Tala Nagla village in Bulandshahr district, who was posted at the Etah police lines.
Kotwali Nagar Station House Officer Prem Pal Singh said Yadav was returning to Etah in his private car after completing a training programme at Dr B R Ambedkar Police Academy in Moradabad when the accident took place.
Around 11.30 pm, his car collided with a tractor near Asepur village under Mirhchi police station area, leaving him seriously injured, the SHO said.
Yadav was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Shwetabh Pandey and Circle Officer Sadar Sankalp Deep Kushwaha arrived at the spot after receiving information.
Police sent the body for post-mortem and informed the family members.
Yadav, a 1998-batch sub-inspector, is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Police said the cause of the accident is being investigated. The incident has left the police department in mourning. PTI COR KIS RUK RUK
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