A motorcyclist dies and another person injured after a CNG-run autorickshaw hit their motorcycle on the U-loop bridge in Mid-Badda, Dhaka on Monday afternoon.
The identity of the deceased could not be confirmed immediately. He was believed to be about 25 years old.
A pedestrian named Badsha rescued the injured person and took him to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). After examination, the duty doctor declared him dead at 3:30 pm.
The other injured person was taken to a local hospital.
Badsha said he works at a shop near the bridge. He said: “I rushed there after hearing screams and saw a man writhing on the road while the motorcycle lay nearby.”
Locals said the auto-rickshaw hit the motorcycle and feld the scene.
Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the incident. He said the body has been kept at the DMCH morgue and Badda Police Station has been informed.