MEETING ROOM, 6TH
FLOOR, PAHANG FOUNDATION COMPLEX, TANJUNG LUMPUR, KUANTAN – The Pahang State
Government has called for parties involved in the deadly buggy race crash last Sunday, September 25, to stop playing the blame game.
Menteri
Besar Dato’ Sri DiRaja Adnan Yaakob said, they should instead carry out a detailed
investigation on the matter and prevent such a deadly incident from recurring
in the future.
“It is not the
time to point fingers at each other, but to focus more on finding the real
cause of the unfortunate incident,” he told reporters late Wednesday evening,
September 28, after the weekly State’s Executive Council (Exco) meeting,
here.
At
this stage, Dato’ Sri DiRaja Adnan added, it is best to let the authorities,
especially the police, to carry out a thorough investigation on the crash.
During
the Educational Innovation Motorsports Automotive Race (EIMARace) held at Jalan
Kompleks Sukpa in Indera Mahkota near here, supervisor Encik Izwan Isa, 39, and
his five year-old daughter, Nur Zulaikha, were killed after one of the
competing vehicles veered off the track and into spectators.
FIND THE REAL
CAUSE AND INTRODUCE CORRECTIVE MEASURES
The
Menteri Besar also said that the event organiser, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
(UTM) has briefed Exco members regarding the Sunday’s fatal incident during the
meeting.
“We have told them
that in-depth investigation is crucial, not only to finding the real cause of
the crash, but also to allow corrective measures to be taken following the
incident,”
he said.
Dato’
Sri DiRaja Adnan added, in the event that such a race is to be held in future,
it is vital that the security measures are put in place.
“These include
putting tire barricades as safety barriers around the track and not allowing
the audience to be at the stretch that has been identified as dangerous,” he said.
Deeply
saddened by the incident, he said the State Government will ensure the victim’s
wife, Puan Siti Suhaiza Seman, 38, and son Muhammad Izz Danial, 7, who were
both injured in the tragedy; receive proper compensation.
He
stated that the State Government will also help the family. “We have been told that the wife might find
some difficulties paying back their housing loan and we are going to assist
her,” he said. – NST/Khabar
