Srinagar, Apr 23 (PTI) A vehicle carrying polling staff after the voting concluded in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag seat met with an accident Tuesday, killing a police constable and injuring four others, officials said.

The accident occurred in Kokernag area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district this evening, a police official said.

Police constable Hilal Ahmad Khan was killed in the accident while four other policemen were injured, the official said.

The injured have been taken to a hospital, he said.

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