Four members of a family were killed and five were injured after being hit by a pickup van on the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar early on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as brothers Anupam Shil, 47, Nirupam Shil, 45, Deepak Shil, 40, and Champak Shil, 30.
Bodies are seen at the Malumghat Memorial Christian Hospital at Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Dhaka TribuneQuoting witnesses, Inspector Safayet Hossain of Malumghat Highway police station said nine siblings were crossing the highway when a speeding Cox’s Bazar-bound pickup van hit them, leaving them seriously injured. They were on their way home after performing puja, he added.
They were rescued and sent to Malumghat Memorial Christian Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared four of them dead.
One of the injured family members is in critical condition, said the police officer, adding that police are trying to track down the pickup and its driver.