A CNG-autorickshaw driver was killed after being hit by a bus in Dhaka’s Farmgate area today (8 April), adding to the growing concerns over road safety in the capital.
The deceased was identified as Mamun Foraji, 33.
The accident occurred around 12:30pm under the Tezturi Bazar footbridge, according to witnesses. Locals rushed Mamun to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition, where doctors declared him dead at approximately 1:15pm.
An eyewitness, Kazi Faisal, said a bus of the Labbaik Paribahan struck the autorickshaw driver, leaving him severely injured on the spot. Passersby later transported him to the hospital.
Police sources said Mamun hailed from Charfesson upazila in Bhola. According to his driving licence, his father’s name is Sekandar Foraji. He had been residing in the Hirajhil area of Siddhirganj in Narayanganj.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of the police camp at DMCH, confirmed the death. The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Police from Tejgaon Police Station are investigating the incident.
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