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New Straits Times
12 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Gerik crash: Hearses carrying bodies of UPSI students expected in Besut this evening
KOTA BARU: The hearse vans carrying the bodies of the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who died in an accident in Perak early today are expected to arrive in Besut, Terengganu, this evening. Besut district police chief Superintendent Azamuddin Ahmad said the bodies would be sent directly to their respective homes. He said a Terengganu police mobile patrol vehicles would escort the hearse vans from Gerik to Besut. "The UPSI students were from several villages located between Jerteh and Kampung Raja. "Our mobile patrol vehicles escorted 19 hearse vans to Perak this morning to assist in managing the remains of the students who died tragically in the accident. "I was informed that the bodies are expected to be released from the hospitals in Perak soon. "From there, the bodies will be sent directly to their respective homes, not to the Hadhari Mosque," he said. It was reported that 19 hearse vans were deployed to Perak this afternoon. Besut Terengganu Community Welfare Organisation chairman Mohd Azizul Azli Mohd Sani said his group sent six vans, while the Tengku Harith Team from Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, dispatched three. Another van was sent by the Setiu Welfare Organisation. He said Kampung Raja Mosque contributed two vans, while Ummah Care Pasir Puteh, Kelantan; Alor Lintang Mosque; Pengkalan Nyireh Mosque; Air Terjun Mosque; Nurul Iman Mosque; Keruak Mosque; and the Kuala Besut State Assembly Service Office each contributed one van. Earlier this morning, 15 people were killed when the bus they were travelling in collided with a Perodua Alza along Jalan Jeli–Grik near Tasik Banding, Perak. Another 33 people were injured.
New Straits Times
14 hours ago
- New Straits Times
19 hearses sent to Perak to assist with UPSI crash
BESUT: A total of 19 hearse vans have been deployed to Perak to assist in managing the bodies of the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students who died tragically in an accident early today. Besut Terengganu Community Welfare Organisation chairman Mohd Azizul Azli Mohd Sani said his group sent six vans, while the Tengku Harith Team from Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, dispatched three, and another was sent by the Setiu Welfare Organisation. He added that Kampung Raja Mosque contributed two vans, while Ummah Care Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Alor Lintang Mosque, Pengkalan Nyireh Mosque, Air Terjun Mosque, Nurul Iman Mosque, Keruak Mosque, and the Kuala Besut State Assembly Service Office contributed a van each. "We gathered in front of the Hadhari Mosque, Besut, at 9.20am before departing for Perak, escorted by police from the Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) at approximately 10.10am. "A quick briefing was held to explain the convoy's route to facilitate an efficient journey to assist in managing the victims' bodies," he said. Earlier this morning, 15 people were killed when the bus they were travelling in collided with a Perodua Alza multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) along Jalan Jeli-Grik near Tasik Banding, Perak. Another 33 people were injured. It is understood that the bus was ferrying UPSI students who were travelling from Jerteh, Terengganu, to the university's main campus. Firefighters had to cut open the rear section of the bus to extricate some of the victims. Federal police confirmed that an investigation was ongoing into the accident.
