New Delhi, March 13: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) with the Delhi Police posted at Burari Police Station died in a road accident while attending an emergency call, an official said on Thursday. The accident occurred on Wednesday night when he was responding to a Police Control Room (PCR) call regarding another road mishap, he said.

"In the last six months, ASI Satyavir Singh is the second on-duty police personnel that we have lost in road accidents due to rash driving and negligence of offending drivers," Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said. Delhi Road Accident: Several Injured After 2 Cars Collide Near SPM Crossing in Chanakyapuri (Watch Video).

Following the accident, his body was shifted to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Meanwhile, the Wazirabad police station has registered a case, and an investigation is underway. Singh, a 1989-batch officer, would have retired in 2028. He is survived by his wife, a son and a differently abled daughter.

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