A microbus driver was killed as he was hit by a motorcycle on Padma Bridge in Munshiganj Friday morning.
The deceased is Tayeb Ali, 34, son of Md Belayet Sheikh, a resident of Gopalganj鈥檚 Kashiani upazila.
The accident occurred at about 10:30am on the bridge at Mawa side in Munshiganj.
Mawa Traffic Police inspector ASM Ziaul Haider said that the motorcyclist Azmir Hossain, 28, and his wife Shraboni Islam, 27, were arrested with their motorcycle.
According to the police, Tayeb, the microbus driver, was crossing the Padma Bridge with passengers en route to Kashiani when one of his vehicle's tires burst.
While Tayeb was trying to fix the flat tire, the motorcycle hit him from behind, leaving him dead on the spot.
The deceased's body was kept in the police station and will be handed over to his family following the completion of legal procedures, said the inspector.
The police suspected that the accident primarily occurred due to the high speed of the motorcycle, he added. 聽
However, the bridge authority has been trying to ascertain the cause of the accident by analysing CCTV footage, he said.聽