Jammu, Apr 27 (PTI) A CBI officer was killed when his motorcycle slipped while crossing a speed-breaker in Jammu, an official said on Saturday.

Paloura resident Prashant Sharma, a deputy superintendent of police in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was returning home when the accident occurred during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, the official said.

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The accident resulted in Sharma suffering critical head injuries. He was rushed to the Government Medical College, Jammu.

Sharma died while being shifted to a hospital in Punjab for specialised treatment, the official said.

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His post-mortem is underway at the Government Medical College, Jammu, and the body will be handed over to his family after legal formalities are completed, he added.

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