MELAKA: Two years ago, Aslina Abu lost her son on the eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri in a road crash. Yesterday, on the eve of this year's celebration, she lost another.
The 48-year-old is the mother of Muhammad Amin Fakhrullah Mohd Faiez, the 19-year-old who was killed in a crash in Jalan Tanjung Minyak in Bukit Rambai, here.
The teen, the seventh of 11 siblings, was killed when the Yamaha Y15 motorcycle he was riding was involved in a collision with a Honda City car which was said to have strayed into his lane about 1am.
Aslina said, two years ago, her fifth child, Muhammad Nasululllah, was killed when the motorcycle he had been riding crashed into a car which had made an illegal U-turn in Pantai Puteri.
"My elder son was also 19 when he died, so now I have lost two sons on the eve of Raya and my husband and I are so traumatised that we don't want to let our children out anymore on Raya eve.
"People tell us to calm down and be patient but they don't know how heavy our hearts are... it's like Raya holds no meaning anymore for our family," she told reporters at the family home in Pantai Kundor last night, acording to Kosmo! Online.
Aslina said Amin had kissed her cheeks and smiled at her before leaving the house before the crash.
"I told him to wear one of my sweaters... that was what he was wearing when he got into the accident. When I got to the location (of the crash), his body had already been covered with a white cloth... how was to keep from crying out?
"When I first heard Amin had gotten into an accident, I prayed that Allah would not take his life. Even if his body was badly broken, I could still look after him, but I couldn't stand the thought of losing (another) child, what more on the eve of Raya," she said as tears flowed down her cheeks.
Aslina, however, said the family accepted God's will, though they hope that police will take action against the driver of the other vehicle.