SUNGAI BULOH - The remains of two Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Dungun students, who lost their lives last night in an accident at Jalan Pantai Sura, Dungun, were laid to rest yesterday.
The body of Ku Adib Aizad Ku Azmi, 20, was brought back to his family home in Taman Seri Pristana here, before being buried at the Raudhatul Aliyah Saujana Utama Muslim cemetery in Sungai Buloh, Selangor at 6.30pm.
Hundreds of mourners were at the burial grounds, together with Ku Adib Aizad's grieving family.
Ku Adib Aizad's father, Ku Azmi Saad, 47, said he received the heartbreaking news of the accident that claimed the life of his eldest of four children while on his way to perform the Umrah in Mekah with his wife, Hafizah Iszahanid, 48.
He said they departed from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 5.35pm and arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at 9.13pm local time.
"Upon arrival in Jeddah, I was stunned to receive messages from family and friends about my son’s death. The agency managing our pilgrimage arranged the earliest flight back to Kuala Lumpur and we departed at 1.55am Jeddah time, arriving at KLIA at around 3.33pm today," he told reporters.
Ku Azmi said the last time he saw Ku Adib Aizad was last Friday when he sent his son to the UiTM Dungun campus.
"My son was always helpful, especially to his friends, many of whom attended his burial today. At home, we often joked about football and fishing. Now, I’ve lost my football and fishing buddy," he said.
Meanwhile, the remains of another victim, Khairil Anwar Jamaludin, 20, was laid to rest at the Ukay Perdana Muslim cemetery in Ampang at 4pm.
His father, Jamaludin Hussin, 53, described his youngest of five siblings as a boy who had always fulfilled his parents’ requests without question.
"He was such a kind-hearted and loving son who never raised his voice, even when scolded. Since childhood, he had never misbehaved," he said.
Jamaludin added that Khairil Anwar aspired to become an accountant and had plans to take the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) examination. - BERNAMA