Asim Misra (48), posted as Assistant Sub-Inspector at Amdanga police station, was dropped by a police jeep at Sonadanga More near the police quarters after duty hours. He was crossing the road when he was hit by the truck. Misra died on the spot, a police officer said.
A mob protested the accident by blocking the road in the area for sometime.
The ASI hailed from Subhasgram in neighbouring South 24 Parganas district.