A 45-year-old man died after being allegedly hit by a speeding vehicle while crossing a road in the city’s Jatrabari area in the small hours of Thursday.
The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, a resident of Uttar Jatrabari.
The accident occurred around 1am when an unknown vehicle knocked him down when he was crossing the road, leaving him injured, said Saddam Hossain, sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station.
He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
“Efforts are on to identify the vehicle and arrest its driver,” said the SI.
Source: United News of Bangladesh