{
  "id": 15323662,
  "title": "'Football will never be the same without my brother,' says teen after fatal lorry accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/football-will-never-be-the-same-without-my-brother-says-teen-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:19:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1557987/football-will-never-be-same-without-my-brother-says-teen-after-fatal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA TERENGGANU: A 14-year-old football enthusiast is left forever changed following a tragic incident where his 8-year-old brother was struck and killed by a lorry while retrieving the ball. Muhammad Idham Najmi Mohd Asizol recounted the harrowing scene of his brother, Muhammad Atihff Zriqqiz, lying lifeless on the road. Idham, a Form Two student at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Tengku Ismail, said he could not forget the incident, even as he spoke to the forensic department at Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital. The tragic accident occurred around 3pm when the football, accidentally sent flying by the boys, bounced onto the road. Idham's brother, Muhammad Atihff, an eager Year Two student at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kubang Ikan, rushed out to retrieve the ball but was fatally struck by a passing lorry at around 3.40pm in Kampung Surau Haji Daud. Idham's father, Mohd Asizol Wahab, explained that he had dropped his son off for work as a courier just 15 minutes prior, and upon his return, discovered the fatal accident. Atihff was laid to rest at the Haji Idris Family Cemetery in Kampung Tok Adis, Kuala Ibai, on the morning of the tragic event.",
  "summary": "KUALA TERENGGANU: A 14-year-old boy was left traumatised after witnessing his 8-year-old brother being struck and killed by a lorry while retrieving a football in Kampung Surau Haji Daud yesterday.",
  "key_points": [
    "14-year-old football fan loses 8-year-old brother in lorry accident",
    "Boy retrieves bouncing football, struck by lorry at 3.40pm",
    "Atihff buried at Haji Idris Family Cemetery the same morning"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}