A joyous birthday celebration in November for three siblings has now become a bittersweet memory for the family of victims in a tragic accident at KM204 of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) northbound Monday night (Dec 23).
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00:00A joyful November birthday celebration for three siblings has become a heartbreaking
00:07memory after a tragic crash at kilometer 204 of the North-South Expressway, PLUS, claimed
00:14seven lives on Monday night.
00:16The collision, involving five vehicles including a trailer and a tour bus, killed 32-year-old
00:22MPV driver Khairul Izwan Mazupi, his wife, Fadzlena Ramli, also 32, their youngest son,
00:30two-year-old Mohammad Omar Khairul Ikhwan, Fadzlena's parents, 66-year-old Ramli Abdul
00:36Wahab and 69-year-old Fauzia Jafar.
00:40Khairul's sister, Noor Akila Mazupi, recalled their last moments together and the special
00:45birthday celebration they had in November for all three of Khairul's children at their
00:49grandmother's house in Bangi.
00:51She described how her two-year-old nephew waved excitedly as their car drove away, a
00:56memory she says will stay with her forever.
00:59The crash, which occurred at 8.45pm, involved five vehicles.
01:04The family had travelled to Malacca last Saturday for a reunion hosted by Fadzlena's relatives.
01:10Noor Akila said she learned of the accident through news reports.
01:22The crash, which occurred at 8.45pm, involved five vehicles, including a trailer and a tour
01:29bus.
01:30Investigations revealed that the bus hit a lorry tyre in the middle lane, lost control
01:35and veered into oncoming traffic, colliding with three vehicles.
01:40Khairul and Fadzlena were medical assistants at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Serdang,
01:45respectively.
01:46Their seven-year-old son, Muhammad Uwais Alkarni, is critically injured, while four-year-old
01:52Noor Sofea Hummaira is stable after treatment.
01:57The accident left seven dead and 33 injured.
02:00Among the fatalities were the tour bus driver, 56-year-old Norisnyan Kamid, and a bus passenger,
02:0766-year-old Lamra Asid Ali, a Singaporean.
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