Health Ministry to help with probe of Dungun fatal crash, says Dzulkefly


PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry will cooperate with the Transport Ministry and other agencies in the probe of the fatal accident involving Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) students from the Dungun, Terengganu campus.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said this would be in the form of evidence-based technical and medical opinions.

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“The case is being investigated by the police, so I don't feel it is appropriate for the ministry to comment at this juncture. I don’t want to jump the gun.

“However, we will give our cooperation, especially to the Transport Ministry, on this matter,” he told a press conference after launching the Global Mental Health Day national-level celebrations here on Thursday (Oct 10).

Three university students were killed while another was seriously injured in an accident after the motorcycles they were riding were struck by a car in Dungun on Wednesday (Oct 9).

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The accident happened when the students were heading back to campus from dinner.

The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Akmal Md Tukirin, 25, from Muar, Johor; Ku Adib Ku Azmi, 20, from Sungai Buloh, Selangor; and Khairil Anwar Jamaludin, 20, from Ampang, Selangor.

Muhammad Amar Danish Mohammad Ridhuan, 20, from Kuala Lumpur, who sustained serious injuries, is undergoing treatment at Hospital Dungun.

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