Campus safety under review after UUM student's death
PUTRAJAYA: The Higher Education Ministry is taking comprehensive action, including reviewing campus safety standard operating procedures (SOPs), following the fatal accident involving a female Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) student on Saturday.
Its minister, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, said the measures are being taken to ensure such incidents do not recur.
"The ministry takes every accident involving our students very seriously.
"In this regard, the actions taken are not limited to UUM alone, but also involve other universities.
"As a result, I have instructed a comprehensive investigation to be carried out, including a review of procedures implemented by bus companies and other related aspects," he said when met by reporters during the Hari Raya celebration at the Higher Education Ministry today.
He added that UUM has also formed two committees to review existing procedures and examine all related matters to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future.
On Saturday (April 19), a female UUM student was killed after being hit by a bus in a collision involving two buses in front of a bus stop within the campus.
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The victim, who sustained injuries to her body, was pronounced dead after receiving treatment for nearly 10 hours at the hospital.
UUM has since established two committees – the Accident Investigation Committee and the Campus Shuttle Bus Service Evaluation and Integrity Committee – to investigate the incident involving the student's death.
Its vice-chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr Mohd Foad Sakdan, said the committees were formed to re-evaluate the safety aspects of the campus shuttle bus service.
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