A pedestrian was killed in a road accident in the Eaterpool area in Madaripur district town on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sultan, 35, a resident of Khetlam area of Joypurhat district.
The accident occurred when a pickup carrying litchi from Rajshahi to Shariatpur crushed him while he was crossing the road in the Eaterpool area in the morning.
As a result, he was injured seriously, Madaripur Sadar Model Police Station officer-in-charge (Investigation) AHM Salauddin informed.
He was taken to the Zilla Sadar Hospital in a critical condition, where on-duty doctor declared him dead.