Five Family Members Killed, Three Others Injured In Accident

October 24, 2009 18:57 PM

Five Family Members Killed, Three Others Injured In Accident

By: Ramjit

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KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 24 (Bernama) -- Five members of a family were killed, including three burnt to death, while three others were seriously injured when the car they were travelling in burst into flames in a road crash at KM 123, Jalan Jerangau Jabor, near Padang Kubu Kemaman Friday.

Those killed are the driver of the Proton Iswara Aeroback car, Baharuddin Taib, 45, his wife Maimun Ibrahim, 40, their two-year-old son, Mohd Nor Firdaus, and Baharuddin's mother, Esah Salleh, in her 80s.

There were trapped in the car and their charred remains were removed from the wreckage by firemen.

However, passers-by managed to pull out Esah's body before the car was engulfed in flames.

Kemaman deputy police chief DSP Abdul Marlik Hakim said the couple's 12-year-old son, Aidil Sahidan, who was seriously injured, was rushed to the Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital(HTAA) in Kuantan, but died at 3pm today.



The couple's three other children were seriously injured and admitted to HTAA and the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital here. They are Aishah Nabilah, 10; Ekmal Rizal, 8; and Aishah Natasya, 4.

Abdul Marlik said family members had claimed the bodies, which were sent to the Kemaman Hospital, for burial at Kampung Kesum, Manir today.

He said the accident, which occurred at about 7.30pm, involved three cars -- a Proton Saga, a Proton Iswara Aeroback and a Proton Gen2 -- all heading towards Kuala Terengganu.

"The accident happened when the car driven by Baharuddin rammed into a Proton Saga causing the car, with eight people inside, to turn turtle before a Proton Gen2 car crashed into it and then burst into flames," he said when contacted here today.

He said passers-by rushed to the scene and managed to pull out Esah and her four grandchildren who were seated with her in the rear passenger seat, but were prevented from helping Baharuddin, Maimun and their youngest son due to the fire.



Abdul Marlik said the family members were from Kampung Kesum and were believed on their way to Baharuddin's brother's house in Cheneh for a wedding ceremony, which was scheduled for today.

The driver of the Proton Gen2, Mohd Khairul Ikhwan, 18, a student in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Mohd Khairul Ikhwan, 18, was slightly injured and sought treatment at a private hospital here. He was returning to his parent's home in Bukit Payong, while the driver and passengers in the other car were not injured.

-- BERNAMA

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