Chandigarh, May 12 -- In a tragic incident near the Chandigarh Police Headquarters in Sector 9, a speeding BMW car claimed the life of a policeman riding a bicycle on Sunday evening.

The impact of the collision killed the constable, Anand Dev, 35, on the spot.

Deployed in UT police's communication wing, Dev worked as a wireless operator. A resident of Sector 26 police lines, he was crossing the road via the Zebra crossing near the Sector 9/10 traffic signal around 6.50 pm.

Meanwhile, a BMW, approaching the signal from the Sector 3 side at high speed, rammed into Dev's bicycle. The force of the collision flung him nearly 20 metres away and the car reportedly dragged his bicycle for another 40 metres, before fleeing towards Matka Chowk....