Feni, Oct. 24 -- rickshaw driver died early Saturday after hijackers posing as passengers hit him on the head and fled with his battery-powered vehicle in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni.

The deceased was identified as Abdul Haq, 45, son of Osman Hawlader of Matiagoda village under Mohamaya union.

Hijackers hired Abdul's auto-rickshaw from Chandgazi Bazar on Friday evening for Bangla Bazar. Upon reaching Bangla Bazar Brickfield on the Chhagalnaiya-Feni road, they hit him on the head, dumped him on the road, and fled with the auto-rickshaw, family members said.

Police rescued Abdul around 8:30pm Friday and admitted him to Feni Sadar Hospital. He was later shifted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where he died early Saturday.

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