India, March 14 -- New Delhi

A 57-year-old Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector died and at least four others, including a traffic police officer, were injured in a series of three road crashes that took place near the Burari flyover on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) between 12.30am and 2am on Thursday, police said.

According to the police, ASI Satyavir Singh was hit by a speeding KTM motorbike when he and two head constables-all posted with the Burari police station-were manually diverting traffic on the ORR towards Kashmere Gate ISBT, to ensure oncoming motorists did not collide with a damaged Aura car that was in the first lane, following a collision with a truck around 12.30am.

The Aura driver, Dharmendra Singh, suffered minor injuries,...