“It took us 10 years to have children, but in just one moment, Allah tested us by taking one of our twins away.”
This was the heart-wrenching lament of lecturer Amirul Ridzuan Abu Bakar, 39, after his 16-month-old son, Amir Husayn, was killed in a four-vehicle crash at the Bukit Kajang Toll Plaza along the Kajang SILK Highway on Saturday.
At about 10.50am, the family car driven by Amirul’s wife, Nurul Husna Khairuddin, 38, carrying their twins Amir Husayn and Amir Hasan, and her parents, was rammed by a lorry that allegedly suffered brake failure. The impact threw Husayn out of the vehicle, killing him instantly.
Amirul, who was in Kedah on work duty, received an emergency message from his wife’s phone at 10.59am. Multiple calls went unanswered until a stranger picked up to break the tragic news.
He recalled that Husayn had shown unusual behavior that morning.
“Usually, he ate messily. But that day, he ate neatly and with great effort, as if he knew his time was near,” he said.
A post-mortem revealed the boy died of internal bleeding. Born on May 20 last year, Husayn arrived 15 seconds after his twin brother, Hasan. His remains have since been laid to rest at Sungai Kantan Muslim Cemetery in Kajang.
“Hasan is still healthy under hospital observation, while my wife is devastated. I want to give her space,” Amirul said.
He admitted to feeling regret for not being with his family due to their long-distance marriage (PJJ). “I leave it to the authorities to act accordingly,” he added.
Kajang police chief ACP Naazron Abdul Yusof confirmed the 42-year-old lorry driver claimed his brakes failed before jumping out of the vehicle. The runaway truck then ploughed into three cars waiting at the toll plaza, leaving one dead and seven injured.
The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for reckless driving causing death.
