Sylhet: A schoolgirl was killed as a bus hit her at Lalbazaar on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in the city this morning.

The deceased was Asma Begum, 15, a student of class ten of Police Line High School and daughter of Altaf Hossain of the same area.

Police said the accident occurred when a bus hit Asma in the area at about 9:00am as she was waiting beside the road, leaving her dead on the spot.

No further detail about the arrest of the accused bus driver or case filing in this regard was immediately available.