Imphal, May 3 -- A police constable was killed and an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) injured when the vehicle they were escorting the Additional Superintendent of Police of the Moreh Police Station, Md. Riyaz met an accident on the National Highway 102 at Sinam village under the Tengnoupal district of Manipur bordering Myanmar on Friday morning, officials said.

The police Gypsy occupied by Md. Riyaz and his escorts met with an accident when the driver failed to control a U-turn at the Sinam village at around 6 am on Friday.

The vehicle was plying towards Moreh from Imphal.

The police officer and driver of the Gypsy escaped unhurt in the accident.

However, the police constable Md. Abdul Latip, 35, died on the spot.

He was a resident of...