A 70-year-old mentally challenged man was killed after being struck by an unidentified bus near the Kalna Toll Plaza area of Kashiani upazila on the Dhaka-Jashore Highway here.
The deceased Kabir Munshi was the son of the late Jahur Munshi of Pingalia village in Kashiani Sadar Union.
According to police, Munshi was walking along the highway early this morning when a speeding unidentified bus hit him and fled the scene. He sustained critical injuries and died at the spot.
Officer-in-Charge of Bhatiapara Highway Police Station, Rokonuzzaman, confirmed the incident and said that after receiving information about the accident, a team of highway police quickly went to the scene, recovered the body, and took it into custody.
The body was later handed over to the family after completion of the necessary legal procedures.