Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Tuesday arrested the owner of the pick-up van that hit nine siblings walking back home from a temple in Cox's Bazar, leaving six dead. The arrestee is Mahmudul Karim. PBI Cox's Bazar Special Superintendent of Police Sarwar Alam said the PBI team arrested the pick-up owner from Chakaria of Cox’s Bazar. Read: Cox's Bazar road tragedy: Another brother dies of injuries at Ctg hospital He was later produced before a court in the afternoon, the official added. Earlier on February 16, Chakaria Senior Judicial Magistrate Rajib Kumar Dey directed the PBI to investigate the case. On February 11, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained the driver of the pick-up van from Dhaka's Mohammadpur area. On February 8, the fatal accident occurred near Memorial Christian Hospital in the Malumghat area of Chakaria when the nine siblings were crossing a road, leaving five of them dead on spot. Four other siblings were also injured in the accident. The deceased were Anupam Shil, 47, Nirupam Shil, 45, Dipak Shil, 40 Champak Shil, 30, Smaran Sushil, 32, and Raktim Shil, 33 sons of late Suresh Chandra Shil of Dulahazra union in Chakaria upazila. Read:RAB detains driver of pick-up van that killed 5 brothers in Cox's Bazar On February 22, Raktim Shil died at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). The nine, all Hindus, had gone to a nearby temple to offer prayers for their father who was killed a day before. Plaban Sushil, another brother lodged a complaint with Chakaria Police.

After fighting for his life for nearly a fortnight, another victim of the Cox's Bazar horrific road tragedy died at a hospital on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Raktim Shil, 33. Five of his brothers died two weeks back when a pick-up van ploughed into a group of nine siblings walking back home from a temple in Cox's Bazar last week. Read: 4 brothers killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash, 5 injured Raktim breathed his last at 10.30am in the intensive care unit of Chattogram Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). "He was shifted to this government facility five days ago from a private hospital where he was initially admitted. This was after his condition worsened," said Harunur Rashid, a doctor at CMCH. The other deceased were Anupam Shil, 47, Nirupam Shil, 45, Dipak Shil, 40 Champak Shil, 30, and Smaran Sushil, 32, sons of late Suresh Chandra Shil of Dulahazra union in Chakaria upazila. The fatal accident occurred around 5am on February 8 near Memorial Christian Hospital in the Malumghat area of Chakaria when the nine siblings were crossing a road, according to eye-witnesses.  Read: RAB detains driver of pick-up van that killed 5 brothers in Cox's Bazar The nine, all Hindus, had gone to a nearby temple to offer prayers for their father who was killed a day before. On February 11, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained the driver of the pick-up van from Dhaka's Mohammadpur area.