BATU PAHAT: An 11-year-old girl who lost both parents when a tar-laden lorry crushed their multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Parit Yaani will undergo plastic surgery for injuries to her left thigh.
Johor Islamic Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Fared Khalid said specialists from Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) would be brought to Sultanah Nora Ismail Hospital (HSNI) to perform the procedure, sparing the girl, Hasya Fahira Zulkifli, from having to be transferred.
He said her injuries were more severe than those sustained by her younger brother, Muhammad Adam Mohd Hardi, 8, after both children were buried under hot tar in the Nov 1 accident.
“The Johor Islamic Religious Council (MAIJ) will cover all costs involved, including any additional expenses,” he said after accompanying Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi on a visit to the siblings at HSNI today.
Onn Hafiz also celebrated Hasya Fahira’s birthday, which falls today.
Fared said arrangements were also being made for both children to receive survivors’ pensions from the Social Security Organisation (Perkeso), as their late father had previously worked and contributed to the scheme.
Pending approval, MAIJ would provide monthly living assistance to their uncle, who is caring for the siblings.
He said the state government was also prepared to cover any additional expenses arising from the children’s needs.
In the 12.30pm accident, the children’s parents, Tengku Syafirana Tengku Abdullah, 44, and Mohd Hardi Mohd Husin, 46, were killed when a tar-laden lorry overturned and crushed their MPV along Jalan Yong Peng-Muar near Parit Yaani.
The lorry had reportedly suffered a burst tyre.
Hardi sustained head and arm injuries, as well as burns to several parts of his body, while his wife suffered severe head and internal injuries, as well as burns.