Pedestrian killed, another injured as car hits them on Dhaka’s 300 feet expressway

A 26-year-old pedestrian was killed, and another man was injured after a private car hit them while they were crossing the 300 Feet 36 July Expressway in the capital on Friday evening (23 October).

The deceased was identified as Imran, who lived in the Moghbazar area and worked at a tailoring shop.

The injured man, estimated to be around 60 years old, could not be identified immediately.

The accident occurred around 6:30pm.

The injured men were initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared Imran dead around 9:30pm.

Pedestrian Md Lijon, who helped take the victims to hospital, said the two men were crossing the road when a private car hit them and fled the scene.

Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, said Imran’s body had been kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy.

“The injured man is receiving treatment in the emergency department,” he said.