KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has started an internal investigation to review compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) following a fatal accident at a school in Kelantan.
The incident claimed the life of a Form One schoolgirl at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tanjong Mas, Kota Baru, on Sunday (April 12).
Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the case is also being investigated by the authorities, while the State Education Department is organising assistance for the family of the victim, Nur Fatimatul Hawa Mohd Azaudin.
She said priority should be given to the welfare and well-being of the victim’s family.
"Received the sad news of the passing of Nur Fatimatul Hawa Mohd Azaudin, who was involved in an accident on Sunday afternoon.
"On behalf of the ministry, I extend my condolences to her family. May they be granted strength and resilience in facing this difficult time,” she said in a Facebook post on Sunday.
Earlier, Kota Baru OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azmir Damiri said the student died after being hit by a car in front of the girls’ surau at the school.
Preliminary investigations indicate that at about 1.50pm, a female driver accidentally pressed the accelerator, causing the vehicle to lose control and hit two students who were putting on their shoes in front of the surau.
Another student was seriously injured in the incident, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama
