An unidentified woman aged over 40 was killed after being struck by a speeding ambulance on the Faridpur-Barishal highway in Bhanga upazila. The crash occurred around 8:30pm on Tuesday in front of the Sardardi Fire Service office, according to Bhanga Fire Service Station Officer Md Abu Jafar.

Fire service sources said the ambulance hit the woman in the darkness and fled the scene. After receiving the report, fire service personnel informed Bhanga Highway Police, who recovered the body and took it to the police station for investigation.

Police visited the site and attempted to establish the victim’s identity, but she had not been identified. Bhanga Highway Police Sergeant Azad Rahman asked anyone who recognizes the woman to contact Bhanga Highway Police Station promptly.