India, May 15 -- A container driver knocked down a 41-year-old traffic police constable trying to stop the heavy vehicle near Karla Phata on the Mumbai-Pune highway in Wadgaon Maval area on Tuesday night, an official said on Wednesday.

Police said constable Mithun Dhende, 38, of Uruli Kanchan, was alerted about a truck heading from Mumbai towards Chakan being driven dangerously on the highway on Tuesday night.

"Responding to the call of duty, the constable stopped the truck at Chakan Phata near Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Chowk at around 9.15pm. He signalled the driver to step out. As he was pulling a barricade in front of the vehicle, the driver pretended that he was pulling over, but suddenly accelerated, deliberately ramming into hi...