Death of five brothers in Cox's Bazar

RAB detains driver of pick-up van

February 13, 2022 00:00:00

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained van driver Shahidul Islam alias Saiful from the Mohammadpur area in the city on Saturday — Focus Bangla

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday detained the driver of a pick-up van that ploughed into a group of nine siblings walking back home from a temple in Cox's Bazar last week, reports UNB.

Tuesday's horrific accident on the Cox's Bazar-Chattogram highway in Chakaria upazila left five brothers dead on the spot. Four other siblings were also injured in the accident.

Acting on a tip-off, a RAB-15 team raided Dhaka's Mohammadpur area Saturday morning and detained the van driver, Shahidul Islam alias Saiful, 22, sources told the news agency.

During primary interrogation, Saiful confessed to his guilt, said RAB.

Saiful has no driving licence and has been driving pick-up van, 'Chander Gari' and mini truck for the last two years.

On the fateful day, Saiful along with his nephew Rabiul and Tarek, son of the pick-up van owner, was heading towards Cox's Bazar for delivering vegetables.

Saiful could not see the victims standing in the area for crossing the road due to poor visibility caused by fog and high speed of the vehicle and the driver lost control over steering, said RAB.