A woman has been killed in a road accident at Fuji Tower area of Badda in the capital on Saturday morning.
The deceased, Rizia Begum (55) was crushed under the wheels of a speedy covered van while she was crossing a road nearby a bus stand in the area around 6:00 am.
Rizia, accompanied by her son Abdul Mannan, was returning to her village home at Gangni in Khustia after visiting Mannan’s residence at Badda when the incident occurred.
She was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) soon after the accident where the attending doctor declared her dead at around 7:00 am.
Police seized the covered van and is hunting to nab the driver.
A case has been filed in this connection with the concerned police station, according to DMCH and concerned police station sources.
