A man was killed after a truck hit him in Shyampur area of Dhaka this morning.

The deceased was identified as Nurul Islam, 55, hailing from Fatulla of Narayanganj.

"The truck hit Islam when he was crossing a road in Munshikhola area of Dhaka-Narayanganj highway around 4:45am," Wazed Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kadamtoli Police Station, told The Daily Star.

Islam was declared dead when he was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

The body was handed over to his family members without an autopsy as per their request, the OC added.