A human hauler helper was crushed to death under the wheels of a covered van at Norda area of Gulshan in the capital on Thursday morning.
The deceased was identified as Ridoy Hossain, 20, son of Jamal Hossain, hailing from Ekrampur village under Bandar upazila of Narayanganj.
Sub-inspector of Gulshan police station Md Mohibullah said police arrested the covered van driver and seized the vehicle immediately after the accident.
The body was kept at morgue of the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for an autopsy, he said.
