Baghpat (UP), Mar 29 (PTI) A constable was killed and seven persons, including a sub-inspector, were injured when a van of the Uttarakhand Police collided with a truck here in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

The van of the Nanital police had eight people, including three undertrials and five policemen, they said.

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The incident took place on a highway when they were returning to Uttarakhand from Jind in Haryana after a court hearing, police said.

All of them were rushed to a hospital, where constable Arun died during treatment. The condition of the others was stated to be stable, they said.

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A probe is on in the matter and the Nainital police has been informed about the incident, officials here said.

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