A youth was killed after a speedy bus hit him this afternoon while crossing a road at Uttar Badda in Dhaka.

Witnesses said a Rampura-bound bus of Anabil Paribahan ran over painter Rony, 29, around 3:30pm, leaving him dead on the spot.

In protest, locals vandalised the bus and then set it on. The bus driver and helper however managed to flee the scene, said Abdul Jalil, officer-in-charge of Badda Police Station.

On information, two fire fighting units from Baridhara fire station tried to reach the spot, but in vain due to a blockade by the protesters, said Inspector Mahmudul Hasan, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

The protesters kept the road blocked for nearly half an hour, creating traffic congestion on the road, the OC said.

He added that the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue for autopsy.