Boy dies as iron rod falls on him from elevated expressway in Dhaka
A 12-year-old boy died after being hit by an iron rod that fell on him from the under-construction Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the capital's Mohakhali area on Monday.
Eyewitnesses and residents in the area said the boy was seated on the rail track near the British Tobacco Factory in the Mohakhali area when an iron rod fell on him from the elevated expressway.
Monir Hossain, who took the boy to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), said the rod fell on him and pierced his head when he was crossing the elevated expressway area in Mohakhali around 10am.
The injured boy was rushed to the DMCH where on-duty doctors declared him dead around 1pm, said Md Bachhu Miah, in-charge (inspector) of the hospital's police outpost.
The body has been kept at DMCH morgue, Bachhu Mia said, adding that his body is yet to be identified.
Banani Police Station Sub Inspector (SI) Matin Biswas said, "The boy appears to be a street child. We have circulated his image among locals to locate his family, but no leads have been found so far."
