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Saturday September 29, 2012
Man accidentally mows down 13-month-old daughter

ALOR SETAR: For businessman Mohd Uzair Zul, life will never be the same again. He had rushed home, eager to see his 13-month-old daughter, Auni Elia Aifa, the apple of his eye. He did not realise he had just driven over her and crushed her to death.

On Friday evening, the 35-year-old parked his car in the porch of his house in Felda Lubok Merbau, Padang Terap after refuelling at the nearby family-owned petrol station.

The devoted father, who was still seated in the Proton Persona car, was unaware the toddler had been crushed to death under the weight of the vehicle.

Auni Elia Aifa sustained head injuries in the 6.50pm incident. Her body was sent to the Alor Setar Hospital.

Padang Terap police chief DSP Ku Yaacob Ku Hamad said, according to Mohd Uzair's police report, the businessman was parking the car in the porch when he mistakenly mowed down his daughter.

"He claimed to have hit the victim with the car before mowing her down while entering the porch of his house.

"He suspected that he had dragged something when one of his rear tyres caused something to crack," he told Bernama when contacted Saturday.

Ku Yaacob said the case was investigated under Section 41 (1) Road Transport Act 1987 for causing death by dangerous driving.

Auni Elia Aifa was buried at the Lubok Merbau Muslim cemetery Saturday. - Bernama

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Summary
35-year-old businessman Mohd Uzair Zul rushed home to see his 13-month-old daughter, Auni Elia Aifa. However, he did not realise he had driven over her and crushed her to death. Auni Elia Aifa sustained head injuries in the 6.50pm incident and was buried at the Lubok Merbau Muslim cemetery.

Opinion
In my opinion, parents need to pay much more attention to their children, especially toddlers. You have to keep an eye on them at all times to prevent accidents like this from happening. Besides, people nowadays need to drive safely. No matter how many time this message is told, driving safely is something that we Malaysians can't seem to do.