Man dies in motorcycle accident on Mayor Hanif flyover

A man died after a vehicle hit his motorcycle and ran him over on the Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover in Dhaka's Jatrabari area this afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Rakib Hasan, 31.

"Rakib died on the spot after an unknown vehicle ran him over around 2:00pm. We are trying to locate the vehicle," said Nur Mohammad, sub-inspector of Jatrabari Police Station.

The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College morgue for autopsy, he added.

The deceased's uncle Nur Uddin said Rakib lived with his mother in Dhalpur area and offered rideshare services on his motorcycle.

"We came to know that he died in an accident on the flyover," he said.