SI Ravindranath Chaturvedi was on its way back from Haridwar with his wife and driver in an SUV, when it collided with a jeep, they said.
While Chaturvedi died on the spot, his wife was admitted to district hospital where her condition was stated to be stable.
Police has lodged an FIR in this connection and launched a manhunt to nab the jeep driver, who fled from the scene leaving the vehicle after the accident.