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One policeman was killed and two others injured when a Control Room vehicle rammed into a lamp post here during the wee hours of Sunday.
The deceased, senior civil police officer Ajayakumar, who hailed from Amaravila, was part of a team patrolling Palayam and nearby areas. The incident occurred near the AKG Center around 5.30 am when the vehicle was headed towards a petrol pump nearby.
The driver is suspected to have lost control of the vehicle that rammed into a high-mast lamp pole on the divider. Ajayakumar who was sitting on the back seat fell out of the vehicle as a result of the impact of the crash, the police said.
Two other officers, including a grade sub-inspector and the driver, escaped with minor injuries since they had fastened their seatbelts. A probe has been initiated to detect what had led to the mishap.
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