Four brothers were killed and three others injured after a pickup van hit them in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria Upazila.
The incident occurred on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Malumghat area of Dulahazara Union council around 5:30am on Tuesday, said SI Shafayet Hossain, in-charge of Malumghat Highway Police Station.
The dead have been identified as Champak Dey, 25, Deepak Dey, 40, Nirupam Dey, 45, and Anupam Dey, 47.
The injured have been admitted to Malumghat Christian Memorial Hospital, police said. However, the law enforcers were not able to immediately confirm their identities, reports bdnews24.com.
“Nine people of the same family were returning home in the morning after performing puja at a local crematorium. A man died on the spot after getting hit by a pickup van hailing from Cox's Bazar city. Three others died after being taken to Malumghat Christian Memorial Hospital,” said SI Shafayet.
The bodies have been kept in the hospital morgue, Shafayet said. The condition of one of the injured is critical.
