A cook was crushed under the wheels of a truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Fakirhat upazila on Tuesday.
The deceased is Nur Mohammad Farazi, son of Quddus Farazi of Pagla Shyamnagar village and a cook by profession.
A goods-laden truck hit Nur when he was crossing the road around 7 am, leaving him seriously injured, said officer-in-charge of Fakirhat police station ANM Khairul Anam said.
Doctors declared him dead when he was taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Police seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to flee.