UNB, Bagerhat :
A 65-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a private car on Khulna-Maowa highway in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday morning.
The deceased was identified as Rani Begum, wife of Nowsher Ali of Berboyalia village in the upazila.
Witnesses said a speeding private car hit Rani Begum near Berboyalia area on the highway around 10am, leaving her dead on spot.
Mollahat Highway Police Outpost SI Sheikh Abul Hasan said they couldn’t detain the killer driver as he escaped the scene with the vehicle immediately after the accident.
