Boy dies after running onto road to retrieve ball in Terengganu

A tragic accident occurred in Kampung Surau Haji Daud, Kuala Terengganu, where an eight-year-old boy was fatally struck by a lorry while attempting to retrieve a ball from the road.

The incident, reported to police at 4.10pm, happened as the lorry was travelling through the area.

The young victim, a student of Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan, succumbed to severe injuries at the scene, and the case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 17 — An eight-year-old boy was killed after being struck by a lorry while retrieving a ball that had rolled onto the road in Kampung Surau Haji Daud here this afternoon.

Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said police received a report from a member of the public at 4.10pm about an accident involving a lorry and a pedestrian.

“Preliminary investigations found that the incident occurred at about 3.40pm when the lorry driver, travelling from Kampung Surau Haji Daud, struck the victim, who had suddenly run onto the road to retrieve a ball that had rolled onto it.

“The victim died at the scene from severe injuries to various parts of his body,” he said in a statement today.

Azli said the victim, a pupil of Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan, had been taken to the Forensic Department of Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

The case is being investigated under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987. — Bernama

*Editor’s note: The abbreviation ACP stands for Assistant Commissioner of Police.

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在瓜拉登嘉楼州的甘榜苏劳哈吉达乌德发生了一起悲惨的事故，一名八岁男孩在试图从路上捡球时被一辆卡车撞倒身亡。

下午 4 点 10 分，警方接到报案称，这起事件发生在货车途经该地区时。

这名年轻的受害者是库邦伊坎国小的学生，当场因伤势过重身亡。目前，该案件正在根据 1987 年道路交通法第 41(1) 条进行调查。

瓜拉登嘉楼，10月17日讯——今天下午，在甘榜苏劳哈吉达乌德，一名八岁男孩在捡拾滚到路上的球时被一辆卡车撞倒身亡。

瓜拉登嘉楼警区主任阿兹利·莫哈末·诺尔助理警监表示，警方于下午4点10分接到一名公众人士的报案，称发生了一起涉及货车和行人的交通事故。

“初步调查发现，事件发生在下午 3 点 40 分左右，当时这辆从 Kampung Surau Haji Daud 出发的货车司机撞到了受害者，受害者当时突然跑到路上去捡一个滚到路上的球。

“受害者因身体多处受重伤，当场死亡，”他今天在一份声明中说。

阿兹里说，受害人是国民学校的一名学生，他已被送往​​苏丹努尔查希拉医院法医部门进行尸检。

此案正依据1987年《道路交通法》第41(1)条进行调查。——马新社

*编者注：ACP是助理警务专员的缩写。

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