An unidentified woman, aged 26, was killed in a road crash at Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover near Tikatuli area of the capital on Monday morning.
The victim woman died on the spot as a pickup van ran over her at the flyover, police sources said.
After the accident, local people rushed her to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment but on duty doctor declared her dead around 12:00pm, police added.
DMCH police outpost in-charge Sub-Inspector Bachchu Miah told the FE that the dead body is under process to hand over her family.
Police, however, detained the driver and sized the pickup van from Jatrabari area.
Police are preparing to file a case over the incident, said the Sub-Inspector.