Jaipur, Jun 8 (PTI) The driver of a sub-divisional magistrate was crushed to death allegedly by a tractor-trolley carrying illegally mined sand in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Monday, police said.

The incident took place when Jahajpur SDM was chasing the tractor-trolley in his official vehicle driven by Kuldeep Sharma.

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After overtaking the tractor-trolley, Sharma alighted from the car and signalled the tractor-trolley's driver to stop as the SDM wanted to take action against him for transporting illegally mined sand, police said.

However, the driver of the tractor-trolley allegedly hit Sharma and sped away, they said.

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Sharma was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.

Efforts are on to nab the driver of tractor-trolley, they said.

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