A poor man was killed and another injured when a mini-bus, driven by the driver's helper, knocked them down near Victoria Park in Sutrapur on Tuesday afternoon, triggering protests by outraged people.
The unidentified man, aged about 35, died soon being after hit by a bus belonging to Turag Paribahan at about 2:30pm. The injured man, Delwar Hossain, 30, was rushed to a local hospital, and the physicians later said that he was out of danger.
The deceased and injured were standing on the roadside near the park and the bus hit them when the helper, Ujjal, 24, of Khulna, was taking a turning, the police said.
Angry people caught the helper, who does not have a driving licence, when he was trying to escape, and damaged the bus and tried to set fire to it. The police prevented them from torching the bus and picked up five students of Jagannath University and Kabi Nazrul College who were leading them.
Traffic remained suspended for half an hour, giving rise to severe congestion in the working hours.
The police later released the students. Ujjal was kept under police custody.
The police failed to provide any details about the driver or owner of the bus.
No case was filed till 7:30pm.
Source : New Age
