NINE-MONTH-OLD BABY KILLED IN FOUR-CAR COLLISION IN SETIU

BANDAR PERMAISURI, Oct 30 (Bernama) -- A nine-month-old baby girl was killed in a four-car collision at Kilometre 79 of Jalan Kuala Terengganu–Kota Bharu, near Kampung Bukit Grebar, yesterday.

Setiu district police chief Supt Mohd Zain Mat Dris said the victim, Nur Athiya Inara Isnorizal, succumbed to head injuries while receiving treatment at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu at 8.09 pm yesterday.

According to him, police were alerted to the crash involving four vehicles - two Honda Accord cars and two Perodua Axia cars - at about 10.27 am.

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“The victim was sitting with her mother, Nur Azzahra Manaf, 25, in the front passenger seat when the Perodua Axia driven by her father, Isnorizal Ismail, 25, was involved in the accident.

“The victim’s father sustained an injury to his left leg, while her mother suffered swelling on her lip and left hand. The drivers and passengers of the other three vehicles escaped unhurt,” he said in a statement today.

Mohd Zain said the incident was believed to have occurred when the car driven by the victim’s father, travelling from Kuala Terengganu to Tumpat, Kelantan, went out of control and crashed into the rear of another Perodua Axia that had stopped to make a right turn.

“Following the collision, both Perodua Axia cars spun and were hit by a Honda Accord coming from the opposite direction, which then lost control and crashed into another Honda Accord parked by the roadside.

“The injured victims were taken to Setiu Hospital for treatment,” he said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

--BERNAMA