India, June 18 -- Bathinda

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Muktsar district police was killed, and four other members of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team were injured after their official SUV collided with a truck near Gill Kalan village in Bathinda in the early hours of Tuesday.

The police vehicle was returning from Barnala when the collision occurred on the Patiala-Bathinda national highway, officials said.

Phul deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Pardeep Singh confirmed that ASI Jalandhar Singh died during treatment at a hospital. CIA Inspector Rajbir Singh sustained serious injuries and is currently in critical condition at a private hospital.

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