A worker was killed after being hit by a private car in Kakdanga area of Fakirhat upazila on Khulna-Mawa highway on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Lipu Sheikh, 32, son of Sekendar Ali of Majhidanga village in Sadar upazila.
Locals said when Lipu fell down from a running human-howler a Dhaka-bound private car ran over him, leaving his seriously injured.
He succumbed to his injuries on the way to Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Officer-in-charge of Fakirhat Police Station Anam Khairul Anam said they were informed about the accident.