Father of girl, 3, killed in Gerik crash hadn't seen her in a year
KOTA BARU: Mohamad Sanuzi Mohd Nawi had not seen his daughter in a year after divorcing her mother.
Mohamad Sanuzi Mohd Nawi, father of 3-year-old Safiyya Haura, had not seen his daughter in a year following their divorce. Tragedy struck as the young girl became one of four victims in a three-vehicle road crash on the East-West Highway near Tasik Banding, Gerik, Perak, yesterday afternoon. Sanuzi, 33, learned of his daughter's death along with her mother, Tuan Shazrin Tuan Mud, 40, and two others, when Taiping Hospital called him at 8pm on the incident day.
He had been eagerly anticipating the moment to meet Safiyya after a year without seeing her, as she was in the care of their ex-wife. The grieving father was left numb and unable to think as he received the heartbreaking news. Safiyya had recently learned to say "papa" during their video calls. Sanuzi, who lives in Perak, met his ex-wife at Masjid Umari, Mukim Telaga Bata, Sering, where she informed him of her plans to return to Kelantan and send Safiyya and her stepson, Mohammad Shiraz Hammani Abdul Fattah, 9, to live with him.
The crash claimed the lives of Tuan Shazrin, Safiyya, Al Zubir Deraman, 31, and Mohamad Hafiz Daniel Nik Hairey, 19. Mohammad Shiraz remains in critical condition at Taiping Hospital. The bodies of Tuan Shazrin and Safiyya were laid to rest at the Kubur Dusun Muslim cemetery in Sering after the isyak prayers.
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