India, Aug. 13 -- A Home Guard jawan was killed and a police constable was injured when a speeding SUV rammed their police motorcycle in Ghaziabad, an official said on Thursday.

The accident took place near Baharampur in the Crossing Republic police station area on Wednesday evening, when Constable Praveen Kumar and Home Guard jawan Kapil Kumar, posted at Noida's Sector 63 police station, were heading to Gaur City-2 in Greater Noida West after receiving information about an incident there.

Ghaziabad Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Dhawal Jaiswal said the driver of a red Thar, allegedly driving rashly and negligently, rammed the police motorcycle near Baharampur police outpost.

"Both Praveen and Kapil sustained serious injuries and...