Kanpur: A police officer fell headfirst after getting off a bus and lost consciousness due to excessive bleeding; he was declared dead at Hallet Hospital.

In Kanpur, Ashok Kumar Yadav (52), a police officer stationed at Govind Nagar Police Station, died after falling headfirst while getting off a bus in Rawatpur Sabzi Mandi, under the Swaroopnagar police station area, on Thursday afternoon. He was traveling to Rawatpur for some official work related to the police station.