KUANTAN: The Pahang state government has called for parties involved in the deadly buggy race crash on Sunday to stop playing the blame game.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said they should instead carry out a detailed investigation on the matter and prevent such a deadly incident from recurring in the future.
“It is not the time to point fingers at each other, but to focus more on finding the real cause of the unfortunate incident,” he told reporters late last night after the weekly exco meeting.
Adnan said at this stage, it is best to let the authorities, especially the police, to carry out a thorough investigation on the crash.
During the Educational Innovation Motorsports Automotive Race (Eimarace) held at Jalan Sukpa in Indera Mahkota here, supervisor Izwan Isa, 39, and his five year-old daughter, Nurzulaikha, were killed after one of the competing vehicles veered off the track and into spectators.
Adnan said the event organiser, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) briefed exco members regarding the incident during the meeting.
“We have told them that in-depth investigation is crucial, not only to finding the real cause of the crash, but also to allow corrective measures to be taken following the incident,” he said.
Adnan added that in the event such a race is held in future, it is vital that the security measures are put in place.
“These include putting tire barricades as safety barriers around the track and not allowing the audience to be at the stretch that has been identified as dangerous,” he said.
Deeply saddened by the incident, Adnan said the state government will ensure the victim’s wife, Siti Suhaiza Seman, 38, and son Muhammad Izz Danial, 7, who were both injured in the tragedy, receive proper compensation.
He said the state government will also help the family.
“We have been told that the wife might find some difficulties paying back their housing loan and we are going to assist her,” he said.