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Tragic loss: toddler killed after being hit by cousin’s car at home

17-month-old girl died on scene due to severe head injuries

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 09 Jul 2023 3:09PM

Tragic loss: toddler killed after being hit by cousin’s car at home
According to the Kemaman district police, the accident occurred when the victim’s 19-year-old cousin, who does not have a driving licence, reversed the vehicle parked in front of her house, killing the toddler. – Unsplash pic, July 9, 2023

KEMAMAN – A toddler died after she was hit by a four-wheel-drive vehicle driven by her cousin in front of the latter’s house in Kg Darat Kolam, Kerteh, yesterday.

Kemaman district police chief Hanyan Ramlan said the victim, 17-month-old Syaza Syazwina Zahra Mohd Sazali, died on the spot of serious head injuries.

“Police were notified of the incident at 8.30pm. According to preliminary investigations, the vehicle was driven by her 19-year-old cousin, who lives next door. She does not have a driving licence.

“The car was parked in front of the house, and the driver was said to be reversing it to go to her father-in-law’s house in Rasau, Dungun,” he said in a statement today.

Hanyan said the driver did not realise that the toddler had strayed out of her house and was behind the vehicle then.

“The body has been sent to Hospital Kemaman for a post-mortem and the case is being investigated under Section 41 (1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said. – Bernama, July 9, 2023

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