DHAKA, July 11, 2024 (BSS) - A man died after being run over by a bus in the city's Agargaon area last night.

The deceased was identified as M Morsalin Ali Mir, 28, son of Aftab Ali Mir, a resident of Gopinathpur village in Gopalganj Sadar upazila.

The accident occurred around 8 pm as he was going to Shyamoli bus stand area from Agargaon as a pillion on a motorcycle, police said quoting pedestrian Iman Mia.

On their way, the motorcycle skidded off the road after being hit by a rickshaw. Morsalin fell on the road and got run over by a bus of Alif Paribahan

Critically injured Morsalin was taken to the National Institute Of Traumatology and Orthopedics Rehabilitation (NITOR) and later he was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where the on-duty doctor declared him dead at 9.30pm", police said. 

DMCH's Police Camp in-charge MBacchu Mia confirmed the matter and saying that the body of the deceased has been kept at the hospital morgue.