The victim was identified as Shakib, son of Nasir Uddin from Rajakhali area of Demra.
Witness Abdul Kader, also a street child, said that they were collecting bottles on the flyover when a speeding bus hit Shakib and fled, reports UNB.
He was seriously injured and rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 7:30 pm.
Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of DMCH police camp, confirmed the death, quoting doctors.
“The body has been kept at the hospital morgue and the matter informed to the concerned police station”, he added.