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Malay Mail
25-05-2025
- Malay Mail
As families grieve, IGP presents RM25,000 from Heroes Fund to each next-of-kin in fatal Teluk Intan FRU crash
IPOH, May 25 — Families and personnel of the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) from Unit 5 Ipoh, involved in a fatal accident in Teluk Intan on May 13, continue to receive support and donations from various parties. The latest donations were presented today at the Perak Police Senior Officers' Mess on Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh, by Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain and his wife, Puan Sri Datuk Zainah Othman, chairperson of the Police Family Association (PERKEP). Family members, including the widows of the FRU personnel involved, accepted the donations on their behalf. Among the contributors of the donations were the Perak contingent police headquarters; Johor contingent police headquarters; Koperasi Polis Diraja Malaysia; Yayasan Insan Sakan; Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YAPEIM); Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd, and the Enforcement, Leadership and Management University (ELMU). Razarudin said the donations collected enabled the families or next of kin of the personnel who were killed to receive cash assistance totalling more than RM46,000, while injured personnel received cash support amounting to over RM11,000. 'Here, I would like to share that the widows or next of kin of the deceased personnel have each received a compassionate contribution of RM25,000 from the National Heroes and Defence Trust Fund (TAPPN), which was credited on May 23,' he said. 'Hopefully, this noble gesture will help ease the burden of the bereaved families and the injured personnel,' he said. Also present at the event was Perak police chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin. In the incident that occurred at 8.50 am on May 13, a FRU lorry carrying 18 personnel from Unit 5, based in Sungai Senam here, was involved in a tragic collision with a gravel-laden lorry while returning from an assignment in Teluk Intan. The accident claimed the lives of nine FRU personnel, while the remaining nine sustained injuries. — Bernama
Malay Mail
17-05-2025
- Malay Mail
Women's ministry reviewing welfare support for families of FRU officers killed in Perak crash
KUCHING, May 17 — The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) is reviewing financial assistance, through the Social Welfare Department (JKM), for the families of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) officers killed in a recent road accident in Perak. KPWKM Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the review would consider support already provided through insurance and police welfare schemes. 'We are looking into what has been given so far. There are insurance payouts and police contributions, and from there, we will assess what more we can provide. 'Generally, we can offer additional support,' she told reporters at today's press conference on the 2025 Nyamai festival. Nancy added that the ministry has obtained all necessary family information in collaboration with the police and the Home Affairs Ministry. Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay previously said that the victims' next of kin would receive compensation and financial aid amounting to between RM58,000 and RM269,700, including RM25,000 from the National Heroes and Defence Trust Fund (TAPPN). The Social Welfare Department (JKM) is also prepared to provide psychological assistance to the families. However, Nancy said counselling would be offered only once families have had time to grieve. 'The sessions will be provided, but for now, we want to give the families space as they are still coping emotionally,' she said. The crash occurred on May 13, when the FRU truck collided with a lorry carrying gravel stone while the officers returned to Ipoh after completing their duties under 'Op Chariot' in Teluk Intan. Five officers were seriously injured in the incident, while four others sustained minor injuries. — Bernama
