Ludhiana, Feb. 14 -- A 50-year-old head constable was killed when a speeding truck struck him during his morning walk, while a 45-year-old marketing executive died after falling from a bike taxi and being run over by a heavy vehicle, in two separate accidents in the city on Friday morning.

According to police, Tarsem Singh lost his life after being struck by an unidentified truck near the Government College for Girls close to Bharat Nagar Chowk around 5.30 am. Singh was on his routine morning walk when the accident occurred. Police said the impact was so severe that his head was crushed and both legs were fractured.

Eyewitnesses reported that he fell face down on the road and lay in a pool of blood until passersby alerted authorities. S...