
Gerik crash: UPSI student Wan Nur Suhaila laid to rest in Besut
BESUT: The body of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) student Wan Nur Suhaila Wan Muhammad, 22, who died in a tragic accident in Perak, was laid to rest at midnight here.
Wan Nur Suhaila, the sixth of nine siblings, was buried at Kampung Amir Islamic cemetery.
Earlier, her remains arrived at her home in Kampung Amir before being taken to Al-Mukhlisin mosque for funeral prayers (solat jenazah).
More than 500 people, including family members, villagers, and Kota Putera Member of Parliament Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman, paid their last respects.
Wan Nur Suhaila's body, along with that of another victim, left Gerik Hospital in Perak for Besut at 6.30pm.
The body of the other victim, Muhammad Adib Hazim Halim, 21, arrived at Hadhari Mosque, Jertih, at 10.45pm before being taken to his family home in Kampung Pasir Badak, Hulu Besut, for burial.

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