A worker was killed after being hit by a private car in Jurain of Shampur in the capital on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Md Apan, 18, son of Badsha Mia of Nilphamari.
Bachchu Bhuiyan, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police out-post said Apan and other workers were cleaning the road after putting plastic barricades on the road in front of the Postogola toll plaza.
A private car hit Apan after ramming the barricade leaving him severely injured, he said.
After being taken to the DMCH, doctors declared him dead, Bhuiyan stated.
The body was sent to morgue for autopsy, he said.