A police official, posted at Qila Gujjar Singh Police Lines, died in a road accident in the wee hours of Saturday.
According to police, the incident occurred after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding truck at Kacha Jail Road in Kot Lakhpat area of the city, leaving him dead on the spot.
Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead body to hospital, however, the driver of the truck managed to flee from the accident scene.