A 30-year-old pedestrian was killed after a covered van knocked him down in Gopalbagh area of the capital early Thursday.
The deceased, Md Jahidul Islam Mollah, was son of late freedom fighter Mostafa Mollah of Paschim Krishnapur village under Rajoir upazila in Madaripur.
Mostakim Patowary, a sub-inspector of Jatrabari police station, said the covered van hit him after a speeding bus of Shyamoli Paribahan rammed it from behind at the foot of Gopalbagh Bridge, leaving him dead on the spot.
On information, the body was recovered from the spot and sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.
Though the bus and covered van were seized, drivers of the vehicles went into hiding, the SI said.
The victim’s paternal cousin said Jahidul was a painter by profession and used to live in a mess in Madhubagh area.
He was supposed to go to the village from Dhaka on Thursday.
Source: United News of Bangladesh