A man was killed after being hit by a vehicle while crossing the road in the capital's Azampur area in Uttara early Thursday.
The accident occurred around 4am.
He was later taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead.
The deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Nizamuddin of Arafpur village in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila.
At the hospital, the victim's aunt, Rubia Akter, said seven family members had travelled from Jhenaidah to Dhaka on a Green Line Paribahan bus. They got off near the Azampur overbridge, where the bus dropped them off.
"We were all standing there after getting off the bus. Shafiqul was crossing the road when a vehicle hit him hard and drove away, leaving him seriously injured," she said.
The family rushed him to Kuwait-Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, where he received initial treatment. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to DMCH for advanced treatment.
"At around 6am, doctors at the DMCH emergency department examined him and informed us that he had died," Rubia added.
DMCH police outpost In-Charge Inspector Md Habibur Rahman said the body had been kept in the hospital morgue for an autopsy. The incident has been reported to the relevant police station.
