Elderly woman killed after being hit by car in front of DMC

An unidentified elderly woman was killed after being run over by a private car at the entrance of Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital.

The incident occurred early today (16 April) at the emergency department entrance of the hospital, confirmed police.

Inspector Md Faruk, in charge of the police outpost at the hospital, said, "The woman reportedly had a severely infected leg and used to beg by crawling around the hospital premises.

He said the vehicle ran over the woman while turning, crushing her leg. She later died around 8:30am while undergoing treatment.

"The driver and the vehicle have been detained and handed over to Shahbagh Police Station. The body has been kept at the hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination, and efforts are underway to establish her identity," Faruk added.