NIBONG TEBAL: The Education Ministry will ensure that the education and welfare of all the children of the heroes who died in the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) helicopter crash in Lumut, Perak will be taken care of.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said her ministry has identified the 10 schooling children of the military personnel who died in the crash on Tuesday.
She said the welfare of the children will continue to be taken care of until they finish school.
"The ministry will ensure they continue to receive their education, as well as special assistance.
"We will take a course of action to ensure that their welfare is taken care of until they finish school.
"There are 10 children under the care of the Education Ministry who are still in school. We are fully focused on their education." she said when met at the Open House organised by her service centre here on Saturday.
Fadhlina added that aid will be channelled to the children through Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn (YGTHO) and Yayasan Didik Negara (YDN).
"Help has been given to the families and children of the victims involved," she said.
On April 23, 10 people were killed when two armed forces helicopters collided mid-air at the RMN base in Lumut, Perak.
The helicopters, an Agusta Westland AW139 Maritime Operations Helicopter (HOM) and a Eurocopter Fennec, had collided during a mid-air manoeuvre during a flypast training for the RMN's 90th Anniversary celebrations.
Following the mid-air collision, the AW139 HOM helicopter crashed at the steps of the Navy Stadium while the Fennec crashed near the pool of the Navy Sports Complex.