Guwahati, Oct. 21 -- A police constable died and three other personnel suffered injuries when their vehicle crashed in the early hours of Wednesday, October 21, on the Lanka-Lumding stretch of National Highway 27 in Assam's Hojai district.

The accident took place inside the Lumding Reserve Forest as the police team was returning from an investigation in Lumding.

The deceased was identified as Constable Debashish Nath. The team, comprising four personnel from the Srimanta Sankardev Nagar police outpost in Lanka, was led by Sub-Inspector Nilotpal Saikia.

The driver of the vehicle, Pranab Thaosen, suffered critical injuries and is undergoing treatment at Hamm Hospital in Hojai.

The condition of the two other injured personnel was not imm...