Noida, Apr 12 (PTI) A 53-year-old police constable was hospitalised here after a speeding SUV hit him while he was putting up barricades on a city road, officials said on Tuesday.

The incident took place around midnight on Monday near Sector 59 Metro station under the Sector 58 police station limits, the officials said.

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“Constable Devdutt Sharma was hospitalised after the incident and is undergoing treatment,” said a police spokesperson.

The SUV, a Mahindra Scorpio, was allegedly being driven by a woman with two-three more passengers in the vehicle, but they could not be identified, the police officials said.

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An FIR has been lodged in the case against unidentified persons and further probe is on, police said.

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