Two individuals have been apprehended over a fatal hit-and-run collision that killed an elderly man.

While police have confirmed the arrests, it did not reveal further details on the matter.

64-year-old Ibrahim Rasheed had sustained serious injuries to the head in the accident, and had passed away while receiving treatment at ADK Hospital in the capital Malé City on Friday evening. He was transferred there from Hulhumalé Hospital, due to the seriousness of his injuries

The accident took place on Wednesday near Habib Bank on Nirolhu Magu, in Hulhumalé, with police informing that the collision took place when a speeding motorcycle hit Rasheed's motorcycle as he was parking.

Citing doctors', Rasheed's family said that they were unable to save him despite conducting an operation at once, adding that he had sustained serious head injuries in the accident.