A battery-run auto rickshaw driver was killed being hit by an anonymous vehicle in Asad gate area of Mohammadpur in the city Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Monir Sheikh, 40, from Tongi Bari upazila of Gopalganj district, said Abdur Rashid, sub-inspector of Mohammadpur police station
The accident occurred early on Saturday morning and his body was found lying in front of the Nabil Paribahan bus counter on Mirpur road near Asad Gate, he said.
“Efforts are on to identify the vehicle and the driver that is responsible for the accident. The body has been sent for autopsy,” said the SI.