A man has been killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Khejurbagan area.
A small truck knocked down Ziaul Haque's motorcycle and ran him over in the Khejurbagan area near the parliament around 3:15pm on Friday.
Details about Ziaul were not immediately available.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police SI Shafikul Islam confirmed the matter and said Ziaul came from Mohammadpur area on a motorcycle. He was heading towards Bijoy Sarani. A lorry knocked down his motorcycle and ran him over.
Later, people nearby rushed to him and took him to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital.
On duty doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, the SI said.
“We have sent Ziaul’s dead body to the morgue for autopsy. We have detained the driver and sized the lorry,” he said.
However, SI Shafikul did not reveal the driver's identity, saying legal processes were underway.