Road accident kills fish trader at Uttara

A fish trader died after he was hit by an unidentified vehicle early on Saturday at Azampur of Uttara in Dhaka. 

The man was identified as Yusuf Hossain, 32, from Mymensingh. He was trying to cross the road at around 4:30am on Saturday when a vehicle hit him and fled the scene. He was brought to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where the duty doctor declared him dead. 

According to Yusuf's brother-in-law, Saidul Islam, Yusuf regularly brought fish to Uttara in a van to sell. On Saturday, he was trying to cross the road when the accident happened.