MELAKA: A two-year-old boy has been killed and six others injured in an accident involving two cars on Jalan Penghulu Jaabar in Bukit Katil here on Saturday (March 22).
The toddler, Muhammad Alexander Zulkarnain Muhammad Nur Basir, died while receiving treatment at the Melaka Hospital due to severe head injuries at about 4pm.
Melaka Tengah police chief ACP Christopher Patit said that in the accident at about 2.40pm on Saturday, Alexander was in a car driven by his mother Nurul Nadiah Mustapha Kamal, 31, along with his seven-year-old sister and two older brothers aged four and nine.
"From our initial investigation, the car was heading from Melaka town towards Tehel when the female driver (Nurul Nadiah) lapsed into 'microsleep' (falling asleep for a few seconds) at the wheel.
"As a result, the car veered into the opposite lane and hit an oncoming car," he said in a statement here on Saturday.
He said she broke her right leg while her three other children sustained fractures and wounds to their legs and faces.
He said the driver of the other car, a 34-year-old man and the sole passenger, his 45-year-old brother, had injuries to their torso.
Christopher said all victims are being treated at the Melaka Hospital and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving. – Bernama
