Steel frame from Dhaka Elevated Expressway kills one

A hawker in his 50s has died after being hit by a steel frame that fell from the under-construction Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the capital‍‍`s Moghbazar area.

The deceased is Matiur Rahman, hailing from Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj who used to sell traditional towels.

He was working in the Dilu Road area around 9am on Wednesday when a portion of a steel frame fell on his head, the police said.

Doctors declared him dead after pedestrians rushed him to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.

Police were preparing to file a case over Matiur’s death.