Shillong, November 12: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Wednesday stopped his convoy after witnessing a traffic police officer being hit and injured by a car while he was returning to his residence from the 100 Drums Wangala Festival in Chibragre, near Tura.

According to reports, the Chief Minister immediately halted his convoy to check on the injured officer and directed the ambulance accompanying his convoy to rush the officer to hospital for medical treatment.

Earlier in the day, Sangma had inaugurated the golden jubilee celebrations of the 100 Drums Wangala Festival at Wangala A’dam in Chibragre.

However, the identity of the injured officer, the exact location of the accident and the officer’s condition following hospitalisation remain unconfirmed.