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Three Family Members Killed in 11-Vehicle Crash After Merdeka Celebration
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Three Family Members Killed in 11-Vehicle Crash After Merdeka Celebration

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • Three members of one family and another passenger died in an 11-vehicle crash on the East Coast Expressway near Lanchang.
  • Police said a tanker truck believed to have lost control struck several slower-moving vehicles heading east; the truck driver suffered serious injuries.
  • The family had reportedly been returning to Kuantan after attending National Day celebrations in Putrajaya.

A family’s journey home from Malaysia’s National Day celebrations ended in tragedy when an 11-vehicle crash killed a couple and their four-year-old son.

The collision occurred at about 10:55 p.m. on the East Coast Expressway near Lanchang in Temerloh. A tanker truck is believed to have lost control before hitting several vehicles moving slowly toward the east.

The dead were identified as Proton S70 driver Muhammad Nazatul Nazmi, 32, his wife Nur Atiqah Sofiya Mohd. Kazwan, 32, and their four-year-old son, Muhammad Armaan Nazeef. Seow Beng Wain, 55, a passenger in a Honda CR-V, also died. Tanker driver Zulkarnain Md. Noh, 52, from Kuantan, suffered serious injuries.

I did not know when they left for Putrajaya or when they started their journey home. I only received news about what happened at around 7:50 this morning.

— Mohd. Kazwan KassimThe victim’s father described when he learned about the crash.

Nur Atiqah’s father, Mohd. Kazwan Kassim, said his daughter had shared a photograph of the family attending the celebrations in Putrajaya in their family WhatsApp group. He said he learned about the crash the following morning through friends and only accepted the news after seeing photographs on social media.

The family lived near one another in Bandar Damansara, Kuantan. Nur Atiqah owned Secangkir Cafe in Sungai Karang, while Muhammad Nazatul worked at a factory in Gebeng. The three family members were washed, shrouded and prayed over at Kampung Paya Luas Mosque before being taken to Kuantan for burial at Setali Muslim Cemetery.

I learned it from my daughter’s friends, but I still could not believe it until I saw the photographs on social media.

— Mohd. Kazwan KassimHe explained how he confirmed the deaths.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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