Shajapur, January 29: A policeman was killed and three others injured when their car hit an unidentified vehicle on a highway in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred around 4.30 am, when two policemen from Malawar police station, a driver and a villager were heading towards Indore to investigate a case, Maksi police station in-charge Gopal Singh said. Madhya Pradesh Road Accident: 14 Dead, 40 Injured As Bus, on Way to Gorakhpur From Hyderabad, Collides With Trolley in Rewa’s Suhagi Mountain Area.

The car rammed into an unidentified vehicle on the highway between Shajapur and Maksi, he said. Constable Sunil Adivasi was killed on the spot, while Malawar police station in-charge Gyan Singh Thakur and two others were seriously injured, the official said. Madhya Pradesh Accident: Woman Charred to Death, Husband Critical After Car Catches Fire in Dewas.

Two of the victims were referred to Indore for treatment due to serious injuries and the third man is undergoing treatment at Shajapur district hospital, he said.

A case has been registered and further probe is underway, the official added.