IPOH: The final honours for nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel killed in Tuesday’s accident in Teluk Intan were completed at the FRU Unit 5 base in Sungai Senam here at 3.46 am yesterday.
The caskets, draped with the Jalur Gemilang, arrived at the ceremonial site at 3.13am from the Hilir Perak district police headquarters (IPD), accompanied by full police honours, Bernama reported.
Funeral prayers were then performed for seven Muslim personnel by Ustaz Azrul Zaimi Muhammad Ali at Surau Al-Mustakim at IPD Hilir Perak.
Earlier, all nine bodies were released from the Teluk Intan Hospital Forensic Department at 12.33am after the postmortem process.
More than 500 people, comprising next of kin and police personnel, gathered to witness the final farewell for the fallen heroes.
Also present were Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay and Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin.
Ngah Libah Tunkut (second from left), 68, weeping at her son Kpl Nurit’s funeral. — Bernama
As soon as family members completed paying their final respects, the remains were then transported to their respective hometowns for burial.
In the 8.50am incident on Tuesday, the nine members were killed when their vehicle, en route to Ipoh after completing an assignment in Teluk Intan, was rammed by a gravel-laden lorry.
Eight died at the scene. One succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at Teluk Intan Hospital.
