Man killed in Jatrabari road crash

A man was killed as a bus rammed a rickshaw in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area this noon.

The deceased was identified as Rubel Choukidar, 28, a colour trader by profession, the victim’s brother Abdul Mazid told The Daily Star.

Hailing from Jajira of Shariatpur, Rubel used to live in Mirajnagar area of Jatarabari, he said.

The bus hit a rickshaw carrying Rubel in Kutubkhali area around 12:30pm, leaving him critically injured, said Mazid.

Rubel was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead, said Wajed Ali, officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station.

Police sized the bus, but its driver managed to flee the scene, the OC said.