A man has been killed in a road accident as a bus ran over him at Phulbari upazila in Kurigram.
The incident was reported around 8.30am on Saturday (Jul 27) from the upazila's BRAC intersection, said police.
The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Aynal Haq, said Phulbari police OC Khandaker Fuad Ruhani.
Amir Ali, uncle of the victim, said that a Phulbari-bound Khaja Paribahan bus, coming from Dhaka, hit Aynal from behind while he was walking beside the road.
Critically injured, Aynal was rushed to Phulbari Upazila Health Complex, from where he was referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
He died on the way to the hospital, added Amir Ali.
Police seized the bus but its driver and his assistant fled the scene, said OC Khandaker.