Family of UPSI crash victim Nurly Sahirah receives RM7,500 aid
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Mohd Na'im Mokhtar handed over the contribution to her family during a visit to their home in Kampung Gong Pasir, Kerandang, Jertih, yesterday to help ease their burden.
In his Facebook post today, Mohd Na'im said the contribution comprised RM2,000 from Yayasan Taqwa (Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council – MAIWP), RM1,000 from the Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation, RM1,100 from the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia-Yayasan Waqaf Malaysia (Jakim-YWM) Musa'adah Fund and RM400 from the MAIWP Zakat Collection Centre.
"I also presented a food basket worth RM150 from the Jakim-YWM Musa'adah Fund.
"May Allah place her soul among the righteous and grant fortitude to the family she leaves behind," he said.
Mohd Na'im described the moment Nurly Sahirah was found clutching the Quran to her chest at the time of her passing as deeply moving and a reflection of her strong devotion to the word of God.
Nurly Sahirah, 23, was one of the 15 UPSI students who died on the morning of June 9 when a chartered bus from Jertih heading to the university's main campus in Tanjung Malim, Perak, overturned following a collision with a Perodua Alza on the East-West Highway.
The crash injured 33 others, including the bus driver and co-driver, as well as the other vehicle's driver and three passengers.
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