SEMPORNA: A fatal accident involving three vehicles on Jalan Semporna-Tawau on Sunday (Jan 12) was caused when a car carrying the victims veered into the opposite lane, says Semporna District Police Chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol.
He said the car, driven by a 34-year-old man and carrying six passengers aged between six months and 82 years, had entered the opposite lane before colliding with a four-wheel drive vehicle and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV).
AdvertisementThe driver sustained severe injuries, while five passengers died at the scene.
Another passenger died later while receiving treatment at the emergency unit of Semporna Hospital.
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“The four-wheel-drive was driven by a 31-year-old man, while the MPV was driven by a 29-year-old man. Both were travelling from Semporna to Tawau, while the car was heading from Tawau to Semporna,” he said in a statement, Monday.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Semporna District Police Headquarters traffic investigation officer Insp A. Hemkkumar at 012-3650021 or 089-782020.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Meanwhile, a father was crestfallen after receiving the tragic news that his son, sister, mother and two nephews had died in the accident.
Kanol Asan (right), 43, said he received the tragic news from his nephew at 5.30pm that his son Mohamad Nabil, 14, and other family members were killed in an accident.
Kanol said the accident occurred when the car his son was travelling in with six other family members was heading to Semporna after attending a family wedding at Batu 4, here.
“Nabil was a good son, who listens to what is said, never argues with his parents. Even though he was a teenager, he knew how to keep his boundaries.
He was a good student and like other teenagers, always followed trends, the last time I saw him on Saturday morning, he asked for RM2 but I said I needed it for work expenses.
“I said later perhaps but Nabil was very understanding of the family’s situation, he never pestered me if I said ‘no’, he called me twice at 8.30pm that night (Saturday) but I didn’t know,” he said at the Forensic Unit in Tawau Hospital, Monday.
Kalno said apart from Nabil, others who were in the car, his sister Jaimah, 30, and her two children Nur Inara Aida, 4, and Nur Aiman (6 months), his mother Asbira Ladjahani, 82, as well as his son’s best friend Oyong, 18, also perished in the accident.
“Driving the car was my brother-in-law, Nur Hakim Mansur, 34, who is currently receiving treatment at the Tawau Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
He had just returned from Johor a month ago to work at a resort construction site in Semporna.
“Hakim worked in Johor for a long time but then returned to work in Semporna because his wife and two children could not follow him to Johor, but all this is God’s will with the passing of his wife Jaimah and her two children, as well as my son and my mother,” he said.
Recalling the last moments, Kanol said his mother Asbira (whom he calls “Inak”) woke him up with a cup of coffee at 6am on Saturday and informed him that she wants to attend a family wedding in Tawau.
“At that time my eyes were heavy, and I sipped the coffee in silence, but lately when I talked to inak, she would dwell on topics related to death,” said Kanol, occasionally tearing up as he spoke.
He said all the victims would be buried at the Muslim cemetery in Jalan Balai Polis in Semporna on Monday.
