‘Mohd. Aizat wanted to visit home, but returned as a corpse’

“He said he wanted to come back to the village with many friends, but we never expected him to return this time as a corpse,” said Nur Ain Husni, 38, after her brother, Mohd. Aizat, 33, died in a motorcycle accident on the East Coast Expressway near Jabor, Kuantan, Pahang.

Nur Ain described her late brother as cheerful and independent. Mohd. Aizat had been working away from home for a long time before opening a vehicle repair workshop in Pekan, Pahang, and remarrying in December last year. The last time the siblings met was about two weeks prior at a family gathering in Penang.

“Arwah (the deceased) mentioned he wanted to return to the village with friends for a visit after their motorcycle group's program concluded yesterday (the day before). We thought it was just another visit like before, but it turned out he was returning as a body,” she said when met at Kampung Bukit Payong.

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He said he wanted to come back to the village with many friends, but we never expected him to return this time as a corpse.

The funeral for Mohd. Aizat, the fourth of nine siblings, took place at the Kampung Bukit Payong Muslim Cemetery around 10:15 PM the previous night. According to Nur Ain, the family learned of the accident around 1 AM after receiving a call from Mohd. Aizat's wife, who informed them he had been involved in a crash.

Mohd. Aizat, who ran a vehicle workshop, was known for his diligence and willingness to help friends and family. He is survived by three children from his previous marriage, who currently reside with their mother in Pekan.

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Arwah mentioned he wanted to return to the village with friends for a visit after their motorcycle group's program concluded yesterday. We thought it was just another visit like before, but it turned out he was returning as a body.