A man was killed as a bus hit a rickshaw in Dhaka’s Gulistan area this morning.

The deceased was identified as Zakir Hosen, 65, a resident of Jatrabari’s Dhalpar area.

The accident took place when a bus from backside hit a rickshaw that was carrying Zakir on a road in Gulistan around 8:00am, said Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of the police outpost at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

The victim fell down from the rickshaw when the bus hit the vehicle. He was rushed to the DMCH where doctors declared him dead, Inspector Bachchu said.