Fireman shocked to discover father, brother among dead accident victims
THE STAR
KUALA NERUS: An auxiliary fireman was shocked to find out that the dead accident victims he was helping to remove from a wrecked car were his father, twin brother and two relatives.
Azlan Mustapha almost collapsed at the scene when he checked the identification card and discovered the horrific truth, and had to be consoled by his colleagues.
The four were killed in a freak accident after a three-tonne lorry went out of control and rammed their car in Tepoh here Thursday.
They were identified as Mustapha Abdullah, 56, from Kampung Telaga Daing, Seberang Takir; his 32-year-old son Azman Mustapha, and two relatives, Mohd Sabri Ngah, 48, from Kampung Batin, Seberang Takir and Alif Ibrahim, 26, also from Kampung Telaga Daing.
State Fire and Rescue Department operations management chief Zulkhairul Mohamed Razilah said in the 12.40am incident in front of SK Bukit Nanas, the lorry heading from Tepoh to Lingai rammed the car which was going in the opposite direction.
“The Fire and Rescue Department, together with some volunteer firemen, took some 30 minutes to extricate the deceased from the wrecked Proton Saga.
“The victims were all pronounced dead at the scene by the paramedics,” he said.
Zulkhairul said the lorry driver from Kampung Gomok, Tepoh, escaped without any injuries but had been detained at the Kuala Terengganu district police headquarters to assist in investigations.
Azlan, when met at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital near here, said that he was still in shock and disbelief.
“I never even thought that such a day would come.
“My father, twin brother and our relatives often go out for supper and they were returning from supper when the tragedy happened,” he said.
