Helper dies as bus runs him over in Dhaka’s Sayedabad

Staff Reporter:

A helper of Hanif Super Service bus died after another bus ran him over at Sayedad Bus Terminal in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Md Shanto, 25, of Baulpara village of Narsingdi Sadar upazila.

Police, quoting witnesses, said the incident happened when a Saint Martin Paribahan bus ran over him while Shanto was working on his bus around 1:30 pm on Saturday.

He was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) around 2:50pm. Later, he succumbed to his injuries at the hospital at around 3:30 pm, said DMCH Police Outpost in-charge Inspector Bachu Mia.

The body has been kept in the DMCH morgue for an autopsy, he said.