WARSAW: Three police officers died, one was injured and the detainee they were escorting was also hurt when a warden opened fire from a guard tower at a prison in central Poland, officials said on Monday.

“Two police officers were killed instantly. Another was seriously injured. The prisoner was also hurt,” local police spokeswoman Magdalena Zielinska told the news channel TVN24. The seriously injured police officer died on the operating table as doctors tried to save his life on Monday afternoon. The prisoner remained in a critical condition.

“After an exchange of fire, the warden was overpowered. He was also injured,” Zielinska said. The 28-year-old warden opened fire from a tower at the entrance of the prison in Sieradz, targeting the car carrying the police officers and the detainee, who was being taken for a meeting with investigators. — AFP