A pedestrian has died after being hit by a bearing pad that fell from the Dhaka Metro Rail line in Farmgate. Confirming the incident, Faruque Ahmed, managing director of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), which operates the metro rail, said: “A bearing from the joint between the metro line’s viaduct and pillar came loose and fell. He died on the spot.”Sub-Inspector Nazrul Islam of Tejgaon Police said the metro station authorities had been informed about the incident. "Metro rail service is currently suspended. Earlier, on Sept 18, one of four springs in the viaduct from Dhaka’s Farmgate to Bijoy Sarani had separated, sparking safety concerns.
