A man was killed when a Bolero jeep hit him at Madhyapur Thimi in Bhaktapur on Wednesday night.

Fifty-year-old Debi Bahadur Khadka of Kavrepalanchowk-5 was knocked down by the jeep with the registration number Ba 5 Cha 6473 when he was crossing the road, said police. DSP Shekhar Khanal of the Metropolitan Police Circle Bhaktapur said Khadka was rushed to Madhyapur Thimi Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The body has been sent to TU Teaching Hospital for post-mortem.

Jeep driver Ramhari Nepali, 33, of Kubinde-6, Sindhupalchwok, has been arrested for investigation, said police.