A young man who was driving the motorcycle that crashed into a pedestrian on Majeedhee Magu at dawn on Eid has been arrested.
He was arrested with a court warrant six days after the dangerous accident. The driver of the motorbike involved in the accident that occurred around 5 am last Wednesday is a 22-year-old youth.
The police said at the time that he did not have a driving license. But he had not been arrested then.
Friends and well-wishes of the accident victim Ali Hafeez called for a proper investigation and necessary legal action.
Hafeez, a 50-year-old senior lecturer at the Maldives National University, remains in critical condition. He is undergoing treatment at the ADK Hospital.
Adhadhu understands that his family intends to airlift him abroad for further treatment.
Hafeez was leaving the mosque after dawn prayer and crossing the street to go to the Redwave shop when he was hit by the motorcycle and thrown forty feet away.
