The remains of five family members, including a two-month-old baby boy who were killed in a crash at Kampung Baru Pinang Tunggal here yesterday, have completed post-mortem examinations at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital (HSB) in Alor Setar this morning.
The bodies of Ahmad Shafiq Ahmad Shukri, 29, his wife Jamaliah Sannusi, 29, their infant son Ahmad Mikail Ahmad Shukri, two months old, his mother Nora Mohd Husin, 55, and his younger brother Ahmad Fahim, 21, were transported in four hearse vans departing from HSB at 7am to Masjid Al Abidi, Simpang Tiga Pasir, Merbok.
The four hearses carrying all the crash victims were escorted by police vehicles via the North-South Expressway en route to the mosque ahead of the funeral arrangements.
The five victims are expected to be buried at 11am today.
Earlier, the remains of seven-year-old Iskandar Affan Ibrahim, who also died in the crash, were brought back to his hometown at the Muslim cemetery of Masjid Permatang Kuang, Penaga, early this morning after the post-mortem at HSB was completed last night.
Six people were killed and another was seriously injured after the Proton X50 sport utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a tipper lorry carrying soil at Kampung Baru Pinang Tunggal yesterday.
Ahmad Shafiq, who was a police officer attached to the Seberang Perai Selatan District Police Headquarters (IPD), was driving the Proton X50 belonging to his younger brother Ahmad Fahim, which had been newly purchased and collected just hours before the accident.
The family was believed to have been on their way to Merbok to visit their late father’s grave.
Following the incident, the 49-year-old lorry driver was detained by police to assist investigations under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
