BUKIT MERTAJAM: Hundreds of people, including family members and friends came to pay their last respects to Lee Zi Rou, 21, who tragically lost her life after being crushed by a cargo container on Wednesday (Nov 13).
The crowd, which also included her workplace colleagues and school friends, converged at her family residence at Taman Alma here before the funeral ceremony started at about 10am on Sunday (Nov 17).
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Those who came to pay their last respects described Lee as a jovial and friendly person.
The funeral service was conducted according to Buddhist rites.
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At about 11.15am, the cortege left the house for the Berapit Chinese Cemetery and Crematorium where Lee was cremated.
Lee lost her life at the Jalan Bukit Tengah junction on Wednesday when the driver of a trailer lorry lost control while negotiating a left turn and the cargo container toppled over and crushed her car.
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The falling container almost flattened the driver’s side of the car. The container also slammed into the driver’s side of another car.
Its driver, Tan Chou Theng, 25, was rescued by passers-by and is said to be hospitalised with serious injuries.
