Remains of two UPSI students killed in Gerik crash laid to rest
The body of Muhammad Adib Hazim Halim, 21, was brought to Masjid Hadhari in Hulu Besut, arriving from Gerik Hospital at about 10.45pm.
Nearly 300 individuals — including family members, friends and local residents — gathered to perform funeral prayers led by Imam Mat Jaih Namat.
Following the prayers, his remains were taken to the Kampung Pasir Badak Cemetery for burial.
The remains of Wan Nur Suhaila Wan Muhammad, 22, brought from Gerik Hospital, arrived at her family's home at 10.50pm before being taken to Masjid Al-Mukhlisin Kampung Amer, Kampung Raja, Besut around 11.13pm for funeral prayers.
Residents, close family members, and friends of the deceased attended to perform the funeral prayers and pay their last respects at the mosque.
Meanwhile, the remains of 13 other students who died are now en route from Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital (HRPB), Ipoh, Perak, to Masjid Hadhari for prayers before being buried in their respective hometowns.
The convoy of vans carrying the remains of the 13 student victims left the HRPB Forensic Department for Jertih, Terengganu, at 8.55pm and is expected to arrive at Masjid Hadhari at 2am.
In the accident that occurred between 12.30am and 1am, 15 UPSI students died after the bus they had chartered from Jertih, Terengganu, to Tanjung Malim, Perak, overturned after being involved in an accident with a Perodua Alza MPV on the JRTB near Tasik Banding, Perak.
The accident also resulted in 33 others being injured, including the bus driver and second driver, as well as the Perodua Alza driver and three passengers. - BERNAMA
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