India, Feb. 14 -- A police constable was killed late Friday night after a speeding truck hit a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) van in Rajasthan's Pali district, police said.

The team was returning after collecting samples from a recent encounter site. The accident occurred around 10:30 pm on the Jaipur-Pali highway, where the team had briefly stopped near a roadside dhaba.

The deceased, constable Durgadan Charan, was a resident of Sarwadi village in Balotra, Station House Officer (SHO) of Transport Nagar Hanuvansh Singh Sisodia said. "He was posted at the police lines and was accompanying the FSL team at the time of the accident," he added.

Police said that while other team members entered the dhaba, Durgadan was still inside the van...