DHAKA, Jan 23, 2023 (BSS) - A woman  was killed after a city corporation garbage truck hit her in the capital's Mohakhali area today.

The deceased was identified as Shikha Rani Gharami, 41, a cleaner for the city corporation, said M Shahidul Alam, (Inspector Investigations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Tejgaon zone).

According to eyewitnesses, the accident took place at around 2am; Shikha was cleaning the road near the Mohakhali flyover and was hit by a garbage truck.

Police have not yet identified the vehicle.

The deceased's body has been kept in Suhrawardy Medical College.

Khokon Gharami, son of the deceased, filed a case with Tejgaon police station over the incident.