A 50-year-old worker was killed after a speedy microbus ran over him in Postogola area of Dhaka this afternoon.

Md Faruk, a worker of a re-rolling mill in the area, was on the way to his residence at Fatullah of Narayanganj for lunch, said Kazi Wazed Ali, officer-in-charge of Kadamtali Police Station.

As soon as Faruk reached near Postogola truck terminal, a speedy microbus hit him from behind leaving him critically injured around 3:00pm, said the OC.

Faruk was pronounced dead after he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in critical condition, said Sub-inspector Bacchu Mia, in-charge of police outpost at the hospital.

Police seized the microbus and detained the driver soon after the incident, the OC added.