, Oct. 13 -- A garage mechanic was killed after an unidentified speeding vehicle hit him in the Konapara area of Jatrabari in the capital on Monday night.

The deceased was identified as Falu Mia, 46, son of Abdul Matin. He lived with his family in Purba Kadamtali.

Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector Sajibur Rahman said they received information through the national emergency service number 999 and found the man critically injured on the road in front of Molla College in Konapara.

He was rescued and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the duty doctor declared him dead around midnight.

The police officer said preliminary inquiries suggested that an unidentified speeding vehicle struck Fal...