07-07-2025
Sungai Korok tragedy: Family of six to be laid to rest next to baby lost in February
JITRA: The family of six killed in the Sungai Korok tragedy will be laid to rest next to their infant son, who died earlier this year.
In the tragedy, a Proton Iswara carrying the family veered off the road and plunged into the river, killing all six occupants
They were husband and wife Mohamad Azim Izat Ishak, 32, and Nurul Hidayah Khadijah Razman Efendi, 31, along with their four children: Putra Rayyan Nur, 9; Hawa Adriana Nur, 8; Annayla Humaira Nur, 7; and six-month-old Tuah Haydar.
Azim's younger sister, Nur Shafika Izani, in her 20s, said the tragedy came just months after Azim lost Tuah Haydar's twin brother, Jebat Haydar, who died in February due to health complications.
"We're planning to bury my brother, sister-in-law, and their four children next to Jebat Haydar's grave in Jerlun," she said when met today.
Recalling the family's desperate search, Shafika said they had scoured numerous locations, including areas near Sungai Korok, but found no signs of the missing family.
"Yesterday, the river was swollen, but today the water level dropped a little — that's when we noticed a part of my brother's Proton Saga Iswara sticking out.
"The accident site is not far from the home of my brother's mother-in-law in Jerlun — just about four minutes away," she added.
She said the family was on their way home to Jerlun after spending the night at their elder sister's house in Taman Sri Aman, Jitra, about 22 kilometres from the crash site.
