Pedestrian killed being hit by vehicle in Dhaka's Jatrabari

An unidentified man, aged around 40, was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Jatrabari, Dhaka, early Wednesday morning.

The man was rescued in critical condition and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at around 5:15am, where doctors declared him dead.

Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector Jewel Rana said police went to the Baspatty area of Jatrabari on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at around 3:30am after receiving information about the accident. They found the man seriously injured on the road and later took him to DMCH.

According to local residents, the man was crossing the road when a speeding unidentified vehicle hit him, leaving him critically injured.

The police officer said the victim's identity has not yet been established. Efforts are underway to identify him, and the CID crime scene unit has been notified. Police will use technological assistance to determine his identity.

The body has been kept at the DMCH morgue for an autopsy.

-HIS