RIYADH: A Saudi man, whose brother was killed when a Haia patrol crashed into their car during a hot pursuit last week, died Tuesday of his injuries, his family said.

Haia is the Arabic for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.

Saud Al-Qaws died from wounds sustained in the chase, just hours after the funeral of his brother Nasser who was killed on the spot in the Sept. 24 incident, a third brother, Saad, told AFP.

A Haia patrol chased the brothers before crashing into their sedan and forcing it off an overpass and onto a lower-level road. The patrol vehicle fled the scene immediately and the reasons behind the deadly car chase still remain unknown.

“We will not discuss details until the probe is over,” Saad said. “If members of Haia or others are charged in the case, we demand penalty.”

Saud suffered head wounds and lapsed into coma. He was pronounced dead early Tuesday following a brain hemorrhage, Al-Hayat reported in its online edition.

Earlier, Haia President Abdul Latif Al-Asheikh assured the relatives of the victims that his office would not interfere in the investigations.

“We stand by the victims’ family and will not appoint a defense lawyer for the Haia members, who reportedly caused the fatal accident on Tuesday,” Al-Asheikh told the bereaved family during a visit to their house in the Al-Nahda district in Riyadh on Saturday.

“Like you, we are also deeply pained by the calamity that has occurred,” he said while offering his condolences to the father of 24-year-old Nasser Al-Otaibi.