India, May 14 -- A Border Security Force (BSF) member died after being struck by a speeding truck near the entrance of the battalion headquarters in Bhondsi on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Ravinder, 38, a general duty constable from Najafgarh in southwest Delhi, police said. He was on 28 days' earned leave and had reported at the transit camp in Bhondsi on Monday before further deployment to Jammu and Kashmir. The accident occurred between 10.30pm and 10.45pm when Ravinder was crossing the road approximately 200 metres from the battalion headquarters entrance, they added.

A commuter alerted headquarters guards, following which BSF personnel, including a doctor and paramedics, rushed to the spot...